Senior Backend Java Engineer

Summary

Join Rackspace Technology as a Senior Backend Java Engineer and work on one of the world's largest distributed systems, handling petabytes of data and billions of daily transactions. You will design and implement next-generation services, transitioning from data centers to public cloud infrastructure. This role involves developing and maintaining high-performing systems used by over 200 million active users. You will collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams, lead projects, and mentor junior team members. The position offers remote work options for Canadian Rackers in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta.

Requirements

• Strong experience in large-scale distributed systems
• BS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of Java experience
• Experience in async programming, memory management, JVM internals
• Experience in implementing and/or operating highly scalable and available services on public cloud environments (AWS, GCP)
• Experience with OOP: Java, C++, or similar
• Solid understanding of CS fundamentals (algorithms, data structures, object oriented programming)
• Familiar with HTTP and TCP/IP protocol
• Experience with development on Unix (Linux) platform
• Experience with NoSQL and Key/Value datastores, e.g redis/mongodb/memcached
• Experience with kubernetes
• Experience with connection tuning, performance tuning, optimization

Responsibilities

• Design and develop large-scale distributed systems that balance resources, constraints, requirements, and complexity
• Deploy, monitor and operate large scale production systems distributed across the globe
• Automate the provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, and management of our infrastructure
• Lead projects and mentor junior team members
• Participate in agile development with weekly sprints, planning & estimating work, daily standup, & retrospective
• Effectively collaborate with other engineers and cross-functional teams
• Recommend alternative approaches to solving complex problems and use new technology to achieve goals

Benefits

Remote work options for Canadian Rackers in Ontario, British Columbia, and Alberta