Sr Software Engineer (API, Search Engine, Java)

Gartner
100,000 USD - 154,000 USD
dental insurance, parental leave, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)
United States, Connecticut, Stamford
56 Top Gallant Road (Show on map)
Jan 17, 2026
Senior Software Engineer About this role: Our mission is to create effortless, customer-centric, habit-forming digital experiences that enable clients to solve their mission critical priorities. We are seeking an experienced Java Backend Engineer with AI/ML and AWSexpertiseto design,develop, anddeployscalable solutions in production environments. The ideal candidate will have a proventrack recordof building robust APIs andleveragingcloud infrastructure to deliver intelligent, enterprise-grade applications. Whatyou'lldo: Develop andmaintainhigh-quality, scalable microservices using Java and Spring Boot framework Design, build, andmaintainAPIs for seamless integration between services and client applications Implement API-first design principles ensuring security, performance, and reliability Architect and implement microservice-based solutions for complex business requirements Architect and implement cloud-native solutions on AWSleveragingservices such as EKS, Kinesis, SQS, S3, AWS Batch, API Gateway, Lambda and CloudWatch Exposure to Search Engine - OpenSearch, ApacheSolr- indexing and query capabilities of searchengine. Strong understanding of Java concurrency, concurrency patterns, experience building thread safe code, buildinghighly performant code. Exposure to Gen AI, such as integrating LLM technologies (e.g., OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, orLangGraph) into backend architectures to build oroptimizeAI-enhanced features. Build and maintain automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins,Cloudbeesetc. for continuous integration and deployment of code Experience working withPostgres, orOracle or equivalent enterprise RDBMS system. Designing, implementing, unit, integration testing and supporting Java/Spring and Python based applications and services. Contribute to the review and analysis of business requirements. Perform andparticipatein code reviews, peerinspectionsand technical design/specifications. Ensure code integrity standards and code best practice. Document and review detailed design. Identifyand resolve web performance,usabilityand scalability issues. Good combination of technical and interpersonal skills with strong written and verbal communication, detail-oriented with the ability to work independently Owner mindset -identify, communicate, and act on issues and initiatives in an organized andtimelymanner What you will need: 4-6 years of post-college experience in Software engineering, APIdevelopmentor related fields. The candidate should have strong qualitative and quantitative problem-solving skills along withhigh onownership and accountability. Must have: 4-6 years of experience with Java/Spring framework development. Experience in Design, and Development of web applications and Microservices using Java, Docker, SQL, Jenkins Pipeline. Experience working withPostgres, orOracle or equivalent enterprise RDBMS system. Experience inworking on AWS. Experience REST based APIs Excellent understanding of Object-Oriented Programming with design patterns. Exposure to Python microservices such asFastAPI Experience with DevOps and collaboration tools such as Git, Jenkins, Jira, Confluence Experience with Kanban or Agile Scrum development Nice to have: Experience with performance tuning APIs Experience with AWS services like lambdas, EKS, Kinesisetc Experience with terraform anddevopspipelines. Who you are: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related fieldrequired Excellent communication and prioritization skills. Able to work independently or within a team proactively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment. Owns success - Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solutions. Strong desireto improve upon their skills in software development, frameworks, and technologies. What you'll receive: Competitive compensation. Limitless growth and learning opportunities. A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you. A chance to make an impact - your work will contribute directly to our strategy. Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices. 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year. Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan. 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting. Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs. Parental leave. Tuition reimbursement. Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employee Assistance Program. Gartner Gives Charity Match. And much more! What are we: Action Oriented - Deliver fast, get great results. We embrace the vision, roadmap to success and the action it takes to make it happen. Intellectually Curious - Seek to learn, love to teach. We're humble and embrace respectful, radical candor with a mindset of ongoing professional and personal development. Collaborative - One team, shared mission. We welcome feedback and understand the value of working together to accomplish more than what is possible individually. #LI-JD6 #LI-Hybrid #LI-Technology Who are we? At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we've grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That's why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here. What makes Gartner a great place to work? Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities - opportunities that may not even exist right now - for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work. What do we offer? Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive - working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring. Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us. Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 100,000 USD - 154,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. 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