Senior Backend Software Engineer, Java

About the Role

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Gremlin, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing the reliability of the internet by developing cutting-edge Chaos Engineering tools. This position offers a unique opportunity to leverage your extensive engineering experience to influence product design and solve complex technical challenges that directly impact our diverse customer base, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to smaller organizations.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to design and build advanced Chaos Engineering tools.
• Utilize strong collaboration and communication skills to deliver new features within a remote work culture.
• Partner with product and other business units to understand business problems and present technical solutions and tradeoffs.
• Actively mentor and support the growth of your teammates.
• Prioritize customer experience in all aspects of your work.

Required Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience in Java software engineering.
• Proficiency in Go and systems-level programming.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Lambda, and Serverless. Familiarity with other cloud platforms like Google Cloud or Oracle is also considered.
• Experience with DynamoDB and/or other NoSQL databases, or experience with major relational databases.
• Knowledge of infrastructure and systems-level technologies such as Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift.
• Experience in architecting complex distributed systems and integrating with external systems.
• Strong advocate and practitioner of automated testing, CI/CD, and engineering best practices.

Bonus Experience

• Experience being on-call and participating in an incident management program.
• Familiarity with modern JavaScript frameworks and web development practices, such as React and TypeScript.
• Experience taking features from concept to full production release.

About Gremlin

Gremlin is a leader in Chaos Engineering and reliability testing, working with some of the world's largest organizations where high availability is crucial. We are a team of industry veterans and eager learners, backed by top-tier investors like Index Ventures, Amplify Partners, and Redpoint Ventures. Our mission is to set the standard for reliability and equip organizations with the tools and expertise needed to drive reliability improvements.

Our Culture

At Gremlin, we value our people, collaboration, and results. We strive to treat everyone with respect, empathy, and dignity, and we expect the same in return. We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and creative ideas, and we celebrate our wins as a team. We empower each other to iterate and experiment, rewarding speed over perfection.

If you are passionate about building a more reliable internet and are excited about the opportunity to work with a talented team, we encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every single requirement. We are looking for candidates who are strong in a few areas and have an interest and capability in others.

Join us at Gremlin and be part of a team that is making a difference in the world of software reliability.