Backend Engineer

• Designs and develops complex Java applications, microservices and REST APIs
• Creates technical designs and breaks work into tasks and estimates
• Leads code reviews and enforces coding and security standards
• Improves application performance, reliability and maintainability
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex production issues
• Mentors Java developers and supports their growth
• Works with DevOps staff to improve build and deployment pipelines
• Performs other duties as assigned

Senior Java Developer

• Develop, test and maintain Java application code
• Build and update web services and REST APIs
• Write SQL to work with relational databases
• Fix defects and support production issues
• Write unit tests and participate in code reviews
• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups and other Agile ceremonies
• Document code and technical changes
• Perform other duties as assigned

Java Developer

• Join an existing team of web developers to provide full-stack web applications that support operational requirements
• Document and validate web application requirements
• Develop automated tests that align with test plans
• Provide architectural design and development support to fulfill web application requirements
• Participate in software design discussions and recommend relevant tools, technologies, and techniques
• Aid in refactoring and updating existing web applications to add features and improve reliability and performance
• Ensure compliance with software security requirements by reviewing the cybersecurity posture of web applications
• Design, build, test, and maintain web applications providing capabilities for Department of Defense test and training communities

Senior Java Web Application Developer

• Join an existing team of web developers to provide full-stack web applications that support operational requirements
• Document and validate web application requirements
• Develop automated tests that align with test plans
• Provide architectural design and development support to fulfill web application requirements
• Participate in software design discussions and recommend relevant tools, technologies, and techniques
• Aid in refactoring and updating existing web applications to add new features and improve reliability and performance
• Ensure compliance with software security requirements by reviewing the cybersecurity posture of web applications
• Design, build, test, and maintain web applications providing capabilities for U.S. Department of Defense test and training communities

• Serve as an experienced individual contributor within a software engineering team
• Support scope, schedule, and delivery requirements with minimal leadership oversight
• Contribute to long-term program goals and implementation of the development strategy
• Serve as a discipline’s primary lead when working with stakeholders
• Drive improvements in software engineering processes and practices
• Maintain ownership of an application code base
• Diagnose and resolve system issues and use incidents to inform system improvements
• Mentor and assist junior engineers
• Communicate technical issues and developments with team members and clients
• Participate in technical interviews
• Lead small, less critical, temporary teams and projects
• Present design documents and system diagrams to clients, stakeholders, partners, and engineers

Senior Software Engineer – Front End/Back End

• Serve as a strategic advisor and Salesforce product and platform expert to large, complex Defense & National Security customers
• Participate in presales and implementation engagements
• Shape, scope, and solution engagements
• Provide technical oversight and execution leadership on large-scale, mission-critical engagements
• Mentor Salesforce teams and Federal clients
• Drive architectural excellence and strategic customer alignment
• Foster a high-performance team culture
• Serve as a trusted client advisor
• Lead internal critical initiatives to grow the consulting practice
• Contribute to the community knowledge base and expertise
• Guide customers and colleagues in deploying emerging technologies for increased business value
• Identify and manage risk areas through complete resolution
• Manage customer expectations and negotiate solutions with customers and third-party partners
• Review and correct project/program direction, approach, and key artifacts
• Work with Delivery Managers, Solution Architects, and clients to architect technology solutions
• Contribute to program vision and advise on project strategies involving enabling technologies, including the Salesforce Platform

Technical Architect – Senior Technical Architect

• Serve as trusted advisor to customer CxOs and shape data strategy and business cases
• Own executive discovery, maturity assessments, and phased customer-calibrated roadmaps
• Set target-state architecture across Data 360, Informatica IDMC, and MuleSoft
• Balance platform-agnostic and Salesforce-native execution across customer technology investments
• Approve architecture decisions and validate them through scoped proofs of concept
• Provide architectural governance and quality assurance across concurrent engagements
• Own delivery risk, executive alignment, business engagement, scope, and dependencies
• Embed security, privacy, governance, and quality controls from the start
• Lead AI-augmented professional services delivery using Claude Code, Gemini, Lucid AI, and NotebookLM
• Define reusable prompt templates, skills, agents, accelerators, and delivery playbooks
• Establish AI acceleration targets and quality guardrails
• Own the practice point of view on the agentic future of SaaS
• Translate industry vision into reference architectures, POVs, and AI-ready data-foundation roadmaps
• Represent the practice externally and internally through publications, executive briefings, and market engagement
• Provide hands-on technical leadership to Senior Advisors, Architects, and Consultants
• Establish stewardship, RACI, and sustainable customer operating models
• Ensure executive-ready summaries accompany technical delivery
• Deliver governed, dual-purpose data foundations supporting analytics and agentic AI
• Complete customer ramp-up and execute one or more customer engagements

Technical Architect Director – PubSec, Mulesoft

• Build distributed backend services and durable APIs supporting a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture
• Develop and maintain backend microservices and distributed systems for enterprise AI operations
• Implement API endpoints and business logic for wrapper services
• Develop features for OpenFGA data model management
• Build and optimize APIs and event-driven architectures for scalable, reliable data flow
• Write unit and integration tests
• Debug and resolve software defects
• Assist with documentation and code examples
• Participate in code reviews and team ceremonies
• Support onboarding team with technical questions
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements
• Ensure continuous monitoring and high reliability across operational workflows

Java Engineer I

• Build distributed backend services and durable APIs supporting a modern Hub-and-Spoke architecture
• Develop and maintain backend microservices and distributed systems for enterprise AI operations
• Integrate microservices with cloud-native platforms
• Ensure continuous monitoring and high reliability across operational workflows
• Build and optimize APIs and event-driven architectures for scalable, reliable data flow
• Implement API endpoints and business logic for wrapper service
• Develop features for OpenFGA data model management
• Write unit and integration tests
• Debug and resolve software defects
• Assist with documentation and code examples
• Participate in code reviews and team ceremonies
• Support onboarding team with technical questions
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements

Java Engineer II

• Design, develop, test, and deploy robust, scalable applications and APIs using Java and Python
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and microservices
• Integrate third-party APIs and services
• Manage SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and MySQL
• Collaborate with frontend developers, product managers, and QA teams
• Optimize performance and troubleshoot issues
• Ensure security best practices in data handling and API authentication
• Implement and integrate cloud services and APIs when applicable
• Provide ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancements for existing applications and APIs

Backend Engineer jobs in Virginia

Senior Java Developer

Java Developer

Senior Java Web Application Developer

Senior Java Web Application Developer

Senior Software Engineer – Front End/Back End

Technical Architect – Senior Technical Architect

Technical Architect Director – PubSec, Mulesoft

Java Engineer I

Java Engineer II

Backend Developer