Senior Backend Software Engineer (USA Remote)

Role Overview

As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at Turnitin, you will build and evolve backend systems supporting Assignment Workflow capabilities. The role focuses on solving complex, large-scale problems and improving education technology for educators and students worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services.
• Build backend capabilities using AWS serverless (notably AWS Lambda and related services).
• Develop RESTful APIs and event-driven systems within a microservices architecture.
• Optimize existing services for better performance and cost-efficiency.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, UX, QA, and Support teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Participate in technical discussions and influence product/engineering decisions.
• Improve code quality, testing, and monitoring practices.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Conduct code reviews and troubleshoot complex production issues.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience (distributed systems or microservices preferred).
• Strong Java skills and Maven proficiency.
• Experience with AWS serverless: Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, Step Functions.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and microservices design.
• Hands-on experience with DynamoDB (or strong NoSQL foundation with eagerness to learn DynamoDB quickly).
• Ability to write automated tests for backend services.
• Comfort with Git and GitHub workflows.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills; effective communication and teamwork.

Nice to Have

• Not specified beyond the DynamoDB preference and backend testing/monitoring focus.