Senior Software Engineer

Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to support the most exciting missions in the world!

The Software Development Engineering focus specializes in the design, development and testing of software systems for software enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related tools.

Responsibilities

• Research, prototype and develop solutions to innovate and improve Qualys technology platform.
• Design and implement distributed, scalable, high-performance micro service-based applications
• Produce high-quality software with a scalable architecture and design principles
• Designing and implementing microservices which use the spring boot framework.
• Working in compliance with the full Software Development Life Cycle.
• Connecting microservices to interact with databases.
• Understanding of how streaming technologies work such as Kafka.
• Identifying and finding solutions to bugs.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Windsurf, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate coding, debugging, and code review workflows for faster delivery cycles.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Excellent programming and designing skills with 4-7 years hands on experience in Java back-end development and skills with Spring-boot framework
• Good understanding of relational databases like Oracle and/or NoSQL DB, preferably Cassandra
• Professional experience working on indexing technology like Elastic Search and caching technologies like Redis or Memcached
• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms, application design.
• Real life experience with Continuous Delivery principles and related tools (Kubernetes, AKS, Docker)
• Familiarity with AI-powered coding assistants (Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, or similar) and the ability to effectively use them for rapid prototyping, code generation, and productivity gains.
• ⁠Bachelor or Masters degree in Computer Science
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools to measurably reduce development cycle time.