Backend SW Engineer – Microservices

C2C details

• Client: Triple Crown
• Location: Gaithersburg MD Hybrid 3 days onsite
• Position: Backend SW Engineer Microservices (Java/Python Cloud APIs)
• Duration: 12 month contract
• Domain: Aerospace Aviation Defense DoD
• Interview: 1video conference interview
• Req number: 33036
  

Summary
In this position you will design and implement software solutions independently while working closely with systems engineering product delivery and DevSecOps teams. The primary focus is on developing microservices-based applications within an Agile/SAFe environment. Experience with AI-enabled or data-driven systems is advantageous. This position supports government programs and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Key Responsibilities
Design develop and maintain microservices-based applications using modern software engineering best practices
Collaborate with product owners architects and engineers in an Agile / SAFe environment
Participate in sprint planning daily standups reviews and retrospectives
Collaborate with systems engineering product delivery and program teams to translate requirements into working software solutions.
Develop clean maintainable and testable code following CI/CD and DevSecOps practices
Contribute to system design discussions and technical decision-making
Integrate services with databases messaging systems and external APIs
Support troubleshooting performance tuning and continuous improvement
Work closely with QA DevOps and platform teams to ensure reliable delivery

Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field (or equivalent experience)
2 4 years of professional software development experience (TA to fill in appropriate mid-level years of experience)
Hands-on experience building and supporting microservices-based systems
Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g. Java Python C or similar on a Linux based system)
Experience working in Agile environments
Understanding of APIs and distributed system concepts
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Preferred / Desired Qualifications
Experience or exposure to AI/ML-enabled systems (Claude-Code) automation or intelligent platforms.
Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Hands-on experience with Kafka or other event-streaming technologies
Cloud experience (AWS Azure or GCP)
Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker Kubernetes)
Experience working in DevSecOps environments