Very

Very

16 jobs near Columbus, OH

Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Contract (1099)

$127.90K - $168.40K/yr

Very is a fully distributed technology firm that creates efficient, scalable solutions for various industries. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain secure, scalable ...

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About Very (Remote - North America) Very is a fully distributed technology firm led by expert problem-solvers who create efficient, scalable solutions that move commercial, industrial, and consumer ...

About Very (Remote - North America) Very is a fully distributed technology firm led by expert problem-solvers who create efficient, scalable solutions that move commercial, industrial, and consumer ...

Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Contract (1099)

Senior Software Engineer (Java) - Contract (1099)

Very

Remote

$127.90K - $168.40K/yr

Full-time

Posted yesterday


Job description

Job Summary:
Very is a fully distributed technology firm that creates efficient, scalable solutions for various industries. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to build and maintain secure, scalable applications, working across the stack and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Responsibilities:
• Implement features across frontend, backend, and cloud components
• Participate in technical design discussions and contribute to architectural decisions
• Write clean, scalable, and secure code following Very’s engineering standards
• Create and maintain automated tests across all layers of the stack
• Support deployments, CI/CD pipelines, logging, monitoring, and alerting
• Participate in code reviews, offering constructive feedback that improves overall quality
• Participate in 24/7 on-call rotation and assist in diagnosing and resolving production issues
• Support documentation and knowledge sharing within teams
Qualifications:
Required:
• BS or higher in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• 4+ years of experience developing Java based backend applications
• Full software development lifecycle experience, including requirements, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operations
• Experience building complex, event-driven, microservice-based systems
• Strong understanding of production-grade system reliability, observability, and security
• Must be US-based
• US Citizen (required)
• Must be able to pass a Federal Personnel Security clearance (company will facilitate)
• Deep expertise in Java backend frameworks such as Dropwizard
• Strong expertise in Python backends such as Django
• Fluency with frontend technologies including React, Expo, Vite and TypeScript
• Skilled in relational and non-relational data modeling and SQL development
• Extensive knowledge in supporting event driven cloud platforms in AWS including security, logging, monitoring, observability and performance at scale
• AWS service knowledge: Lambda, ECS, Fargate, RDS, CloudFront, CloudWatch, SNS, SQS
• Ability to debug and modify CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions) and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or Pulimi)
• Client Obsessed: Keeps the client’s success front and center. Measures technical choices by their business impact
• Clear Communicator: Collaborates effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Quality-Driven: Holds themselves to high standards for code quality and reliability
• Ownership Mindset: Takes responsibility for delivering solutions that work in real-world conditions
• Problem Solver: Thrive in complexity and find solutions even when requirements are evolving
Preferred:
• Experience working in or with government sectors is a strong plus
• Client-facing or consulting experience preferred but not required
Company:
Very is an IoT technology firm led by a team of expert problem-solvers Founded in 2011, the company is headquartered in Chattanooga, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.