Senior Backend Engineer (Cloud)

We are seeking a full-time Senior Backend Engineer (Cloud). In this role we offer you the chance to join a team of software professionals who all work together to design and develop complex cloud applications continuously evolving the Garmin marine cloud technology stack and deliver high-quality products to customers.

What you’ll do:

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and secure cloud solutions using Java and related technologies.
• Collaborate effectively with other Garmin associates through participation in peer code reviews, providing comments and suggestions.
• Perform technical root cause analysis and outline corrective action for given problems offering comments, suggestions for alternative solutions, process improvements, and estimating level of effort.
• Continuously evaluate and improve architecture and performance to meet evolving business needs.
• Deliver high-quality software solutions through test-driven development (TDD) practices. implementing automated testing strategies to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Work with cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS to deploy and manage applications.
• Work collaboratively and professionally with other Garmin associates in cross functional teams to achieve goals.
• Apply a sense of urgency, commitment and focus on the right priorities in developing solutions in a timely fashion.
• Participate in product and/or application definition activities including feature analysis and system tradeoffs.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in technical discipline or equivalent professional experience and a minimum of 5 years relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience developing with Java and related frameworks such as Spring MVC, Spring Boot, Hibernate.
• Proficiency in microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to troubleshoot issues and work independently on complex technical challenges.
• Solid understanding of cloud computing concepts and experience with platforms such as Azure or AWS.
• Experience working with large datasets in relational and non-relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Azure Cosmos DB.
• Thorough understanding of computing using complex data structures, complex algorithms, memory management, multi-threading, design patterns and standard libraries.
• Experience working with any IDE (IntelliJ, Visual Studio, etc..), code management (GIT/ Gerrit), configuration management systems and CI/CD processes (e.g. Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Ansible).
• Strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Fluency in English.
• Must be team-oriented, possess a positive attitude and ability to work well with others across several locations world-wide in a highly collaborative environment.
• Experience with agile SDLC methodologies and tools like Azure DevOps/JIRA/Confluence.
• Experience with both Linux and Windows environments.

Bonus points if you have:

• Experience in leading and managing technical teams.
• Familiarity with marine environment technology, navigation and devices.

In accordance with the Directive (EU) 2023/970 on Pay Transparency, our organization is committed to ensuring equal pay for men and women for equal work or work of equal value.

Workplace type:

on-site