Backend Engineer (Java/Spring Boot)

Location: Remote within the continental United States; Atlanta, GA

Company

hirify.global delivers technology solutions for federal government healthcare modernization programs.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain backend services, RESTful APIs, and enterprise integration components for mission-critical healthcare applications.
• Implement business logic, service orchestration, data access layers, and secure service-to-service communication.
• Build scalable, maintainable server-side solutions using approved architectures and secure coding practices.
• Collaborate with architects, frontend developers, QA engineers, DevSecOps teams, and product stakeholders in an Agile environment.
• Participate in technical design, estimation, code reviews, troubleshooting, defect resolution, releases, and production support.
• Improve backend performance, reliability, error handling, monitoring, logging, and observability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience, with at least 5 years of backend software engineering or enterprise application development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful services, and API development.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, data access layers, enterprise integration patterns, and backend data processing.
• Experience with authentication, secure service-to-service communication, Git-based version control, and CI/CD workflows.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, analytical, and code quality skills, including secure coding practices.
• U.S. citizenship is required; selected candidates must pass a background check and be able to obtain and maintain a Government/Public Trust clearance when required.

Nice to have

• Healthcare integrations, FHIR APIs, enterprise messaging standards, healthcare interoperability workflows, or InterSystems IRIS experience.
• AWS, container platforms, deployment automation, and modern observability experience.
• Experience with Department of Veterans Affairs or other federal technology programs.
• Relevant cloud, Agile, or software development certifications.

Culture & Benefits

• 100% remote work within the continental United States.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off and federal holidays.
• Corporate laptop and training opportunities.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.