Backend Software Engineer

Job Title: Backend Engineer
Location: Remote
Employment Type: W2 Hourly or C2C

About Tryton TC
Tryton TC is a specialized IT staffing firm connecting top-tier talent with leading organizations across industries, with a focus on healthcare, life sciences, and enterprise technology. All roles are W2 hourly positions with access to benefits, including health insurance.

We are currently seeking a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture. This role involves building scalable APIs, deploying services on GCP, and automating CI/CD pipelines in a modern DevOps environment.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain backend microservices using Java and Spring Boot
   
• Build and integrate APIs (GraphQL and REST) for scalable service communication
   
• Deploy and manage services on Google Cloud Platform (GKE)
   
• Work with Google Cloud Spanner (Postgres dialect) and pub/sub tools like Confluent Kafka (or similar)
   
• Automate CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Argo CD
   

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot
   
• 2+ years of experience working with APIs (GraphQL and REST) in microservices architectures
   
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as GCP, AWS, or Azure
   
• 2+ years of experience working with pub/sub tools like Kafka or similar
   
• 2+ years of experience with relational databases (Postgres or similar)
   
• 2+ years of experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Argo CD, or similar
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform
   
• Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts; experience deploying services on GKE is a plus
   
• Strong understanding of microservice best practices and distributed systems