Senior Backend Developer - Defence HQ Platform team

Employment type: FULLTIME. Senior Backend developer - Platform team Our SitaWare products help Defence organizations operate confidently in complex, high-stakes environments, often over networks with low bandwidth and high latency.

As a Senior Backend Developer on our Platform team, you'll design and build the foundation that makes this possible: a scalable platform used by admins and users across our entire product suite.

The job

You'll work at the intersection of Java backend development and infrastructure, with influence over both the platform and how the team operates. Specifically, you will:

Configure, maintain and improve Linux environments, Docker-based workflows, and Kubernetes clusters used by our product installer, build pipeline, and test environments, Develop new backend functionality, primarily in Java, Design and implement new platform features across cluster tooling, installer automation, and backend services, Troubleshoot, optimize, and solve complex problems across the codebase and infrastructure, Work closely with QA to keep code quality high as the product evolves, and Mentor junior colleagues as they grow into the team.

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