Description:
We’re hiring a Software Engineer II to support the evolution of AMS’s backend architecture while helping improve reliability, performance, and maintainability.
This is a high-impact backend role focused on strengthening legacy systems, resolving customer-facing issues, and contributing to architectural improvements as we modernize services and infrastructure. You’ll partner closely with Engineering teammates, your Engineering Manager, and Product to ship meaningful improvements while increasing system performance and stability.
Success means solving real customer problems, improving backend workflows, contributing to modernization efforts, and growing into an engineer who can own increasingly complex work with autonomy.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to the modernization of AMS backend architecture, including removing deprecated code and upgrading legacy dependencies 
- Resolve customer-reported bugs related to forms, queues, and backend workflows while adding appropriate test coverage 
- Complete well-scoped feature work and participate in thoughtful code reviews 
- Collaborate with frontend engineers, Product Managers, and your Engineering Manager to scope and deliver small-to-medium backend tasks with increasing autonomy 
- Optimize API workflows and improve database performance, including identifying and fixing unoptimized PostgreSQL queries 
- Contribute to infrastructure and DevOps efforts, supporting AWS environments and participating in CI/CD improvements
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems, troubleshoot issues, and help maintain high system reliability and availability
Must-haves
What You'll Bring
- 3+ years of professional experience in backend software engineering 
- Strong proficiency in Java and experience building RESTful APIs 
- Solid understanding of PostgreSQL and database performance fundamentals 
- Experience working in AWS environments and familiarity with modern CI/CD practices 
- Ability to work independently on well-defined tasks and communicate clearly across teams 
- Enthusiasm for improving legacy systems and modernizing existing architecture rather than only building greenfield services
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Terraform or infrastructure-as-code tooling 
- Exposure to containerization and cloud modernization efforts 
- Background in data-intensive or regulated environments such as banking or similar domains
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field