Senior DevOps-Backend Engineer

About OutsideHire:Outside Hire is a growing outsourcing company with over 75 employees, building custom products and solutions for our clients. We're dynamic, fast-paced, and always evolvingThe Senior Backend Engineer with DevOps Focus serves as aprimary backend developer(70% time) with specialized responsibility for development infrastructure and environment management (30% time). This engineer contributes significantly to core application development while ensuring fast, reliable deployment pipelines and supporting lower environments to accelerate the development team's ability to promote artifacts to production.Backend Development Responsibilities (70% Time Allocation)Service Development: Primary contributor to gateway project microservices development using Java, Spring Framework, and AWS servicesFeature Implementation: Develop assigned features and components with same accountability as other Senior Backend EngineersAPI Development: Build and maintain APIs with emphasis on deployment-friendly design and cloud optimizationDatabase Integration: Implement data access layers and database integration with deployment and environment considerationsTesting & Quality: Write comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and participate in code review processesPerformance Engineering: Focus on application performance, scalability, and cloud optimizationDevOps & Environment Management Responsibilities (30% Time Allocation)Lower Environment Management: Own and maintain development, staging, and testing environments ensuring consistency and reliabilityCI/CD Pipeline Optimization: Build and maintain automated deployment pipelines focused on fast promotion from dev to productionDeveloper Experience: Optimize development workflows, build processes, and deployment speed to maximize team velocityEnvironment Provisioning: Provision and configure development and testing environments using Infrastructure as CodeDeployment Automation: Automate artifact promotion between environments with proper testing gatesMonitoring & Alerting: Implement monitoring for lower environments and development workflow optimizationDevelopment Tooling: Maintain and improve development tools, local environment setup, and developer productivity toolsCore Focus AreasFast Development Cycles: Ensure developers can quickly test, deploy, and iterate in lower environmentsArtifact Promotion: Streamline and automate the process of promoting code from development through staging to productionEnvironment Consistency: Maintain parity between development, staging, and production environmentsDeveloper Productivity: Remove deployment friction and infrastructure blockers for the development teamQuality Gates: Implement automated testing and validation in deployment pipelinesWhat They Will NOT DoManage production infrastructure or production deployments (primary production management delegated to dedicated DevOps or SRE)Write business logic without considering deployment implicationsMake architectural decisions without Engineering Manager consultationHandle product management or stakeholder communication responsibilitiesServe as primary on-call for production issues (focus on development environment support)Key Accountabilities & KPIsBackend Development KPIs (70% focus):- Feature Delivery: 100% of assigned backend features delivered per sprint commitments- Code Quality: >90% test coverage, zero critical security vulnerabilities in developed codePerformance Standards: All developed APIs meet defined SLA requirements (Integration Success: 99% uptime for development and staging environmentsPromotion Speed: Artifact promotion from development to staging- Developer Satisfaction: Development workflow satisfaction scores >4.0/5 from engineering team- Build Success Rate: >95% successful builds and deployments in lower environments- Environment Consistency: Zero configuration drift issues between development, staging, and productionRequired Backend Development Skills (Java/AWS Stack)Java Development: 5+ years Java development experience with Spring Framework and microservicesAWS Application Development: Experience building cloud-native applications using AWS servicesDatabase Integration: Strong experience with AWS RDS, PostgreSQL/MySQL, and JPA/HibernateAPI Development: RESTful API design using Spring Boot with focus on deployabilityTesting: Comprehensive testing experience including unit, integration, and automated testingSecurity: Application security best practices and PCI-DSS compliant developmentRequired DevOps & Infrastructure SkillsCI/CD Tools: Proficiency with AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, and Git-based workflowsInfrastructure as Code: Experience with AWS CloudFormation, CDK, or Terraform for environment provisioningContainer Technologies: Docker experience and basic Kubernetes (EKS) knowledgeAWS Cloud Services: Solid understanding of AWS services, networking, and deployment patternsMonitoring: AWS CloudWatch, logging, and development environment observabilityScripting: Bash, Python, or similar automation scripting for deployment and environment managementRequired Certifications & Preferred QualificationsPreferred (not required)AWS Certification: AWS Developer Associate or Solutions Architect AssociateContainer Experience: Docker and basic Kubernetes operational knowledgeNice to HaveAdvanced AWS Certifications: AWS DevOps Engineer AssociateDevelopment Tools: Experience with developer productivity tools and workflow optimizationPreferred Project-Specific CapabilitiesDevelopment Workflow Optimization: Experience improving developer productivity and deployment speedEnvironment Management: Managed development and staging environments for financial or regulated systemsFast Deployment Cycles: Built systems supporting rapid development iteration and testing cyclesPayment System Development: Backend development experience with payment processing systemsTeam Support Focus: Experience in roles supporting other developers' productivity and workflowStartup Environment: Worked in fast-paced environments where developer velocity is criticalSuccess ProfileThe ideal candidate is a"Developer-First Infrastructure Engineer"who:Primarily a developer who understands infrastructure enough to optimize the development experienceFocuses on team velocity and removes infrastructure friction for other developersAutomates repetitive tasks and builds tools that make the entire team more productiveThinks deployment-first when building applications and considers operational concerns in developmentSupports team success by ensuring fast, reliable development and testing environmentsBalances development and operations without losing focus on primary development responsibilitiesWhy OutsideHire?An inclusive and dynamic work environment that values creativity and collaborationOpportunities to work on cutting-edge projects that make an impactA team that truly values your skills and contributionsPerks: competitive salary, 100% remote work, professional development support, internet service allowance, Philippine holidays, and more