Remote Position
[Remote] Backend Engineer
🌍 Remote · United States
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Trucker Path is hiring a Backend Engineer to develop and maintain backend platforms, APIs, middleware services, and operational tools. The role also focuses on resolving production issues, improving reliability and efficiency, supporting integrations and reporting services, and helping automate engineering workflows.
Responsibilities
- Backend development for internal platforms, APIs, middleware services, and operational tools
- Investigation and resolution of backend escalations and production issues
- Supporting middleware event processing and system integrations
- Contributing to reporting/data-related backend services
- Improving platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency
- Working closely with frontend, platform, and support teams to unblock issues quickly
- Assisting in automation initiatives and leveraging AI tools to improve workflows and productivity
- Helping reduce escalation load so the Ops Dev team can focus on long-term platform development
Skills
- 3–4+ years of backend development experience
- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot
- Experience building and maintaining REST APIs and backend services
- Comfortable working in production environments and handling escalations/debugging
- Understanding of microservices, integrations, and middleware concepts
- Familiarity with SQL/relational databases
- Experience with Git and modern development workflows
- Comfortable using AI tools and automation to improve engineering productivity
- Strong roubleshooting and analytical skills
- Able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Experience with developer portals or internal platforms
- Exposure to frontend/backend integration workflows
- Experience with cloud platforms or DevOps practices
- Familiarity with event-driven systems or message queues
- Experience supporting high-volume production systems
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