Senior Back-end Software Engineer

Stryker

Senior Software Engineer developing backend systems for clinical communication solutions. Building microservices and APIs in Java and Node.js across multiple cloud environments.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeSan Diego • California, Florida, Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $89,300 - $193,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGRPCJavaJavaScriptKafkaMicroservicesNode.jsPostgresSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain cloud-native microservices using Java based frameworks and Node.js
Develop robust APIs and service contracts using gRPC, REST, or similar technologies
Build and optimize Kafka-based event-driven architectures
Investigate and resolve production escalations by working across logs, metrics, and distributed traces
Collaborate on hotfixes and patch releases as part of incident management
Lead and support root cause analysis efforts
Modernize and refactor legacy services into containerized and cloud-optimized components
Deploy and monitor services in GCP, AWS, and/or Azure using CI/CD pipelines

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related discipline
2+ years of experience developing software applications
Hands on development in Java and Java based frameworks
Experience supporting critical production environments
Strong understanding of SQL databases such as SQL Server or PostgreSQL

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development
Bonuses

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaNode.jsgRPCRESTKafkaSQLSQL ServerPostgreSQLCI/CDmicroservices

Soft Skills

collaborationincident managementroot cause analysisproblem solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software Engineering