Lead Backend Software Engineer

Compunnel

$100K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of backend development experience with Java/Spring Boot or similar technology.
  • Expertise in designing and building RESTful APIs and orchestrating services.
  • Hands-on experience with distributed systems and integrating multiple APIs.
  • Proficient in designing stateless services and scalable backend architectures.
  • Strong understanding of API contracts, error handling, and resiliency tactics.
  • Ability to design a centralized pricing orchestration layer across systems.
  • Experience maintaining consistency across various integrations.

Responsibilities

  • Design and review backend services and REST APIs.
  • Lead the orchestration of multiple upstream services including rates and customer attributes.
  • Guide the team in scalable, stateless service design.
  • Define API contracts, error handling mechanisms, and resiliency patterns.
  • Support team members in design decisions and troubleshooting.
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts to translate business rules into technical solutions.
  • Ensure the highest standards of code quality and adherence to delivery timelines.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead and influence design decisions on significant projects.
  • Engagement with advanced technologies and architectures.
  • Collaborative work environment with Business Analysts and development teams.
  • Emphasis on high performance and reliability in service delivery.
Full Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
Seeking a Software Developer V with a strong backend focus to design and review services and REST APIs. This role involves leading the orchestration of multiple upstream services, guiding the team on scalable and stateless service design, and defining API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns. The developer will support team members with design decisions and troubleshooting, and partner with Business Analysts to translate business rules into technical solutions, ensuring code quality, standards, and timely delivery.

Key Responsibilities
• Design and review backend services and REST APIs
• Lead orchestration of multiple upstream services (rates, adjustments, customer attributes)
• Guide team on scalable, stateless service design
• Define API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns
• Support developers with design decisions and troubleshooting
• Partner with BA on translating business rules into technical solutions
• Ensure code quality, standards, and delivery timelines

Required Qualifications
• 10+ years backend development experience with Java / Spring Boot or similar
• Strong expertise in designing and building RESTful APIs and service orchestration layers
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems integration (multiple upstream systems/APIs)
• Experience designing stateless services and scalable backend architectures
• Strong understanding of error handling, resiliency, and API contracts
• 10+ years of experience
• Ability to handle designing a centralized pricing orchestration layer across multiple systems
• Ability to handle ensuring high performance for synchronous API-based pricing requests
• Ability to handle complex pricing logic (multiple inputs, rules, constraints)
• Ability to handle supporting both batch processing and real-time API consumers
• Ability to handle maintaining consistency and reliability across integrations

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience building or integrating pricing engines / financial calculation services
• Knowledge of banking systems (rates, lending, or product services)
• Familiarity with batch systems or hybrid batch + real-time architectures
• Experience with observability (logging, tracing, monitoring)
• Exposure to rules engines or complex business logic orchestration

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