Sr. Software Engineer

Compensation
$115,000 - $140,000 per year. You are eligible for a Short-Term Incentive Plan with the target at 7.5% of your annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.

Sr. Software Engineer – Remote PST
The Sr. Software Engineer plays a critical role in Ambry's modernization of the Ambry Port ecosystem, focusing on building scalable Spring Boot microservices and integrating cloud-native AWS components. This position is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining new backend services that replace legacy monolith functionality. The role ensures that foundational modernization initiatives—including Notification Service integration, Audit Log Service usage, report ingestion decomposition, and the LDAP-to-Okta migration—are delivered with high technical quality. This position provides senior-level technical leadership to help Ambry achieve a stable, secure, and future-ready platform.

Essential Functions

• Design and develop Spring Boot–based microservices aligned with modernization architecture goals
• Implement AWS-native solutions using ECS/Fargate, SQS, SNS, S3, Lambda, and Parameter Store
• Build and maintain resilient REST APIs with proper validation, error handling, and security controls
• Lead integration of the Notification Service and Audit Log Service across Ambry Port workflows
• Drive the LDAP-to-Okta authentication replacement and related identity modernization tasks
• Refactor and decompose legacy PHP/Symfony logic into standalone backend services
• Design and optimize data access layers using JPA/Hibernate, ensuring efficient ORM mappings and high-performance queries
• Evolve schemas, optimize indexes, and support scalable data models across microservices
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, including unit testing, CI/CD, and observability
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, Product, Architecture)
• Troubleshoot production issues related to service performance, stability, or reliability
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to code reviews and design discussions
• Participate in cloud infrastructure design to ensure scalability, security, and cost optimization
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience with strong backend focus
• Expert-level proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (SQS, S3, ECS/Fargate, API Gateway, IAM)
• Experience decomposing monoliths into microservices
• Strong understanding of REST API design, authentication/authorization, and enterprise integrations
• Strong experience with relational databases (MySQL/Aurora) and ORM frameworks such as Hibernate/JPA
• Ability to design performant database queries, tune slow queries, and model data for distributed service architectures
• Knowledge of Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native patterns
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and architectural decision-making skills

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare, genomics, or regulated environments
• Experience with Okta or similar identity providers
• Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

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