Principal Backend Engineer

Develocity is a first-of-its-kind product that software teams use to accelerate and optimize Gradle, Apache Maven™, Bazel, and sbt builds. It comprises several facets, including large-volume data ingestion and processing, complex data analysis and visualization, and distributed caching and execution systems. 

Our software is used by some of the world's leading software organizations, such as Netflix, Airbnb, Spotify, SAP, several top ten banks, and many other major customers across all verticals. We regularly collaborate with these and other users to make our products continuously better.

We have partnered with the Apache Software Foundation, the Micronaut Foundation, and other OSS projects like Spring, Quarkus, Kotlin Compiler, JUnit, AndroidX, etc., to bring the values of Develocity also to the OSS Community.

About the Role

We're seeking a Principal Backend Engineer with a proven track record of designing, building, and scaling high-impact, distributed systems. As a key technical leader within our team, you will help guide the architecture and development of Develocity.

You will thrive on challenging development and integration problems, understand the nuances of performance and memory optimization, have a strong focus on shipping value to our customers, possess and can capably articulate strong opinions, and feel comfortable collaborating with a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of complex Develocity features with a significant business impact.
• Drive technical innovation and solve challenging problems related to performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Contribute to the evolution of our backend architecture and infrastructure.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure high-quality code standards.
• Mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with a deep understanding of Java and the JVM.
• Extensive experience designing, building, and operating fault-tolerant, distributed systems at scale.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, memory management, and scalability.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor other engineers.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical ideas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with build automation tools (Gradle, Maven) and developer tools.
• Experience with the development, maintenance, and evolution of APIs.
• Proven ability to interact with enterprise customers about technical aspects.

What We Offer

• Work on a widely used product with a clear vision for the future
• Contribute to leading solutions in the new industry of Developer Productivity Engineering
• Close customer interaction with engineers from leading tech organizations
• An automation-focused, test-driven engineering culture
• Close collaboration with experienced and dedicated peer engineers
• Opportunities for growth in technical and leadership responsibilities
• In-person meetings, such as our annual company offsite and team meetings
• Work from home in a remote-first environment 
• Competitive salaries and equity grants

Benefits & Perks

• A focus on learning and development – Gradle offers an annual learning and development stipend and a monthly company-wide Learning Day, where we encourage all team members to focus on their professional development for the day
• A hardware package that includes a laptop, monitor, other peripheral hardware, and a home office stipend to make sure you are fully set up to work remotely
• Generous paid time off
• Paid public holidays
• Volunteer Day – We offer up to 8 hours of paid work time each year for team members to give back to their local communities

Location

• Remote, Europe-friendly timezone, with working conditions allowing seamless collaboration with your colleagues through email, chat, and video streaming

How to apply

The following is required with your application:

• Attach your Resume/CV and answer the required fields below
• Create a Build Scan® for any OSS project and tag it with backend-engineer

Next steps

After applying, familiarize yourself with the Develocity hiring process to understand the next steps.

About us

Gradle Inc. is the award-winning developer productivity company behind Gradle Build Tool—one of the most used build systems in the world—and Develocity, the leading developer toolchain observability platform. Develocity provides comprehensive observability, build and test acceleration technologies, and rapid troubleshooting features for Apache Maven, Android, Bazel, sbt, npm, Python, and Gradle Build Tool. Top companies like Netflix, LinkedIn, ASML, Airbnb, Microsoft, Nasdaq, and SAP use Develocity to deliver critical software faster at scale.

Our team is globally distributed but deeply connected. We value our interpersonal relationships as much as we value our achievements. We are a diverse and inclusive workplace where we learn from each other and together. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives.

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