Senior Software Engineer
Ptrglobal
McLean, VA · Posted October 1, 2026
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About the job
Position: Full Stack Senior
Location: McLean, Virginia
Duration: Contract (Possible contract to Hire)
Job ID: 179091
Job Overview:
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and support scalable Multifamily application platforms and cloud-native services. This role focuses on hands-on engineering across Java-based microservices, event-driven distributed systems, APIs, MongoDB, AMQ, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD automation, and production-grade backend capabilities that are secure, resilient, observable, and aligned with business needs.
Responsibilities:
Design, develop, test, deploy, and support backend application capabilities, including Java-based microservices, REST APIs, event-driven distributed services, and AMQ-based messaging integrations.
Apply strong hands-on engineering skills to build scalable, secure, resilient, observable, and maintainable backend services using modern software design patterns and cloud-native practices.
Collaborate closely with Product Owners, architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional technology teams to clarify requirements, align on technical approaches, manage dependencies, and deliver business outcomes.
Build and enhance backend services using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices architecture, MongoDB, AMQ messaging, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks.
Create proofs of concept, demos, and prototypes to evaluate emerging technologies and validate new ideas.
Follow and strengthen software engineering standards, including clean code, scalable design, code reviews, automated testing, deployment discipline, application security, observability, and operational readiness.
Ensure backend solutions are delivered with appropriate compliance, auditability, security, resiliency, accessibility, data quality, performance, and production support considerations.
Support production operations by participating in incident triage, root-cause analysis, application monitoring, logging, alerting, recovery practices, and continuous improvement of backend service reliability.
Contribute as a senior individual developer by independently solving complex technical problems, improving existing codebases, reducing technical debt, and helping establish reusable backend engineering patterns.
Promote a culture of ownership, collaboration, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence by sharing knowledge, documenting solutions, and supporting effective delivery within the team.
Qualifications:
8+ years of related software engineering experience with strong hands-on backend development expertise in enterprise application environments.
Demonstrated experience delivering complex backend technology initiatives across microservices, APIs, AMQ-based messaging, integration services, data platforms, cloud-native deployments, and platform modernization.
Required hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices architecture, MongoDB, AMQ or similar messaging platforms, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks, and SQL or relational databases.
Very seasoned experience in AWS and event-driven distributed systems is required, and Kubernetes experience is a must.
Strong background in backend software engineering, API design, data modeling, MongoDB schema design, event-driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, and enterprise integration patterns.
Experience applying software engineering standards, including clean architecture, scalable design, secure coding practices, automated testing, peer reviews, deployment discipline, compliance standards, and production readiness.
Proven ability to evaluate technical options, contribute to architecture and design discussions, and independently implement solutions.
Experience supporting production applications, including incident triage, debugging, root-cause analysis, resiliency improvements, logging, monitoring, alerting, and continuous improvement of application and platform reliability.
Strong individual contributor mindset with the ability to take ownership of complex deliverables, collaborate effectively, and mentor peers informally.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience; advanced degree preferred.
About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit www.ptrglobal.com
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Pay Range: $80- $90
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