Remote Principal Java Engineer

Summary

Join Rackspace Technology as a Principal Backend Java Engineer and work on one of the world's largest distributed systems. You will develop scalable Java code for content aggregation and information processing, build and optimize tools and workflows, and collaborate with team members. This role requires a Bachelor's degree in computer science (Master's preferred), 10+ years of Java development experience, and expertise in GCP. You will design and implement next-generation services, contributing to the company's transition to public cloud infrastructure. The position offers remote work within the USA and a competitive salary.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field of study
• Minimum of 10+ years developing applications in core Java
• In-depth knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and systems
• E2E software development lifecycle experience, including building and maintaining production grade software
• Must have experience working within a GCP environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the English language
• Operability experience (logging, monitoring, alerting, debugging)
• Containerization knowledge (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience with DevOps CI/CD, build tools – maven/gradle
• Must – Experience with GCP

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable and innovative robust Java code for content aggregation as well as for information indexing, retrieval, processing, and ranking
• Build, enhance, optimize, and deploy tools, workflows, systems to process textual data for extraction of relevant information
• Collaborate with team members and stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of technical requirements and project goals
• Write detailed design documents, develop comprehensive automated tests, and coordinate automated deployments

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree is preferred
• Prefer – Infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• Prefer - Experience with Cassandra or Spanner

Benefits

• The anticipated starting pay range for Colorado is: $214,600 - $268,300
• The anticipated starting pay range for the states of Hawaii and New York (not including NYC) is: $228,500 - $285,600
• The anticipated starting pay range for California, New York City and Washington is: $250,000 - $312,500
• Unless already included in the posted pay range and based on eligibility, the role may include variable compensation in the form of bonus, commissions, or other discretionary payments
• Remote work