Principal Backend Engineer

Develocity is a first-of-its-kind product built for large software teams. It provides comprehensive observability, build and test acceleration technologies, and rapid troubleshooting features for Apache Maven, Android, Bazel, sbt, npm, Python, and Gradle Build Tool. Develocity comprises several facets, including large-volume data ingestion and processing, complex data analysis and visualization, and distributed caching and execution systems. 

Top companies like Netflix, LinkedIn, ASML, Airbnb, Microsoft, Nasdaq, and SAP use Develocity to deliver critical software faster at scale. We also partner with the Apache Software Foundation, the Micronaut Foundation, and other OSS projects—including Spring, Quarkus, Kotlin Compiler, JUnit, AndroidX, and more—to bring Develocity’s benefits to the OSS Community.

Who You Are

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’ll help guide the architecture and development of Develocity.

You 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 back-end 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 and 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

• Opportunity to 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

Who We Are

We’re are a team of committed and skilled software engineers, product designers, sales professionals, and marketing experts. We’re passionate about developer productivity and we take pride in delivering products that some of the world's leading software organizations rely on daily.

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

Visit our careers page to learn more about the company and see other open positions. Visit Glassdoor to read what current and former Gradle employees have to say about the company.

Benefits & Perks

• Learning & development: We offer a $1,000 annual learning and development stipend and a monthly meeting-free day dedicated to learning.
• Home office stipend: We offer a $1,500 home office stipend to make sure you’re comfortably equipped to work remotely.
• Volunteer day: We offer up to 8 hours of paid time each year for team members to give back to their local communities.
• Gradle World Meeting: We gather once a year for a week of in-person meetings and team-building events (at a very cool global “destination” venue).
• International benefits: We provide benefits that are tailored to your country of work.
• Competitive salary / Stock options: We offer competitive salaries and company stock option plans to all team members.

Location

Remote, Europe-friendly timezone. We provide working conditions allowing seamless collaboration with your colleagues through email, chat, and video conferencing.

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.

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