Sr. Software Engineer (Java)

About Netchex

Were Netchex - the fastest growing Payroll Human Resource Time and Attendance and Benefits services company in America. We give HR professionals time to work on what drives their businesses forward by providing efficient tools and quality personal service. We tackle big challenges take pride in our work and learn early and often so we can delight our clients with solutions that solve their problems every day.

Job Overview
As a Backend Engineer you will take ownership of designing and delivering scalable backend systems that power our platform. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to build high-quality services using Java while driving clarity in technical and architectural decisions. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems and building performant systems.

About Netchex

Netchex is a leading HR payroll and workforce management platform trusted by thousands of businesses across the U.S. Our mission is simple: make HR and payroll easier through intuitive intelligent software.

Were a remotefirst team of builders problemsolvers and peoplefocused innovators and were just getting started.

Summary of the Role

As a Backend Engineer you will take ownership of designing and delivering scalable backend systems that power our platform. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to build high-quality services using Java while driving clarity in technical and architectural decisions. This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems and building performant systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of designing developing and delivering complex backend features and systems with minimal guidance.
• Translate high-level requirements into robust Low-Level Designs (LLD) and drive clarity in technical decisions across modules.
• Lead development of critical features end-to-endfrom design and coding to deployment observability and monitoring.
• Build improve and maintain high-quality scalable and performant services using Java and Spring (or equivalent frameworks).
• Collaborate with Product Managers Front-end Engineers ML Engineers and QA Engineers to plan align and deliver cross-functional initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers (SDE1) through code reviews design sessions and technical guidance.
• Proactively identify architectural gaps propose technical improvements and drive medium- to large-scale refactoring initiatives.
• Maintain strong engineering hygiene through documentation design reviews coding standards and automation.
• Drive a culture of quality by ensuring high test coverage robust automation and reliable deployments.
• Participate in on-call rotations as a dependable owner of production servicesdiagnosing resolving and preventing incidents.

What Were Looking For:

• 3 years of experience building and scaling backend systems in Java Spring or similar ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented design system design data structures algorithms and complexity analysis.
• Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs backend microservices and distributed systems.
• Hands-on experience with databases(SQL NoSQL) including schema design query optimization and debugging performance issues.
• Working knowledge of caching message queues async processing and distributed system fundamentals.
• Ability to break down ambiguous problems define architecture and execute with significant autonomy.
• Experience building highly available and scalable systems with a strong understanding of performance tuning and optimization.
• Ability to mentor team members influence decisions and elevate the teams technical bar.
• Excellent debugging skills and comfort working with observability tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with fintech or payment systems such as payment rails financial APIs reconciliation workflows or ledger-like data models is a plus.
• Experience -based systems or services is a plus

Heres What Defines Us

• Win Together One team. One mission. No silos.
• Deliver Results No excuses. Just results.
• Raise the Bar Better today. Stronger tomorrow.
• Decide and Drive We dont wait for perfect. We move.
• Bring the Energy Positivity fuels performance.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Netchex is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.