Software Engineer II (Java Backend)

About Care.com

Care.com is a consumer tech company with heart. We’re on a mission to solve a human challenge we all face: finding great care for the ones we love. We’re moms and dads and pet parents. We have parents and grandparents, so we understand that everyone, at some point in their lives, could use a helping hand. Our culture and our products reflect that.

Care.com offers an array of services that enable families to find, manage and pay for care and provide employment opportunities for caregivers. Our engineering organization is reimagining our tech stacks and consolidating to a single cloud native platform, so we can test and learn faster.

The new platform is composed of gRPC microservices and Lambdas in Go, Kafka streams, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, GraphQL, and micro-frontends on Node and React. We're utilizing industry practices and tools like OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Github, SignalFX, Figma, and others to make our lives easier.

Here, entrepreneurs, self-starters, standout colleagues, and big problem solvers unite behind a common cause. Here, we’re applying data analytics, AI, and the latest technologies to solve universal problems and connect people in new ways. If you like having autonomy, if you flourish with collaboration and building new things, and if you’re all about using your talent for good, Care.com is the place for you.

What you'll be working on:

We are looking for a motivated and skilled Software Engineer II to join our HomePay Technology team. You will work as part of a small, agile team responsible for building our HomePay experience. In this role, you will contribute to the design, development, testing, documentation, and implementation of new product features.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product management to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Work cross-functionally with other teams to drive projects forward.
• Contribute to the development process to ensure high-quality output while maintaining an iterative approach.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring accuracy, performance, and overall quality of the work.
• Assist in creating architecture and design documents, project timelines, and user stories.
• Work effectively in a distributed development environment.
• Continuously learn and develop technical skills while supporting team members’ growth.

Technologies we work with:

• Java and J2EE technologies
• Golang microservices deployed on Kubernetes with an Istio service mesh
• gRPC and GraphQL APIs
• AWS Lambdas
• AWS Step Functions & Express Workflows
• Amazon Event Bridge
• AWS DynamoDB
• Postgres
• AWS Cloud Development Kit
• Kafka
• Elasticsearch

What you'll need to succeed:

• 3-5 years of professional engineering experience
• 2+ years of professional experience using Java and J2EE technologies
• 1+ years Golang experience preferred
• Experience with both Monolith and Microservices architecture preferred
• AWS experience
• Ability to thrive as part of a multi-site development team

Care.com supports diverse families and communities and seeks employees who are just as diverse. As an equal opportunity employer, Care.com recognizes the power of a diverse and inclusive workforce and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds. Care.com is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].

Company overview:

Available in more than 20 countries, Care.com is the world's leading platform for finding and managing high-quality family care. Care.com is designed to meet the evolving needs of today's families and caregivers, offering everything from household tax and payroll services and customized corporate benefits packages covering the care needs of working families, to innovating new ways for caregivers to be paid and obtain professional benefits. Since 2007, families have relied on Care.com's industry-leading products—from child and elder care to pet care and home care. Care.com is an IAC company (NASDAQ: IAC).