Lead Software Engineer

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

As part of theQualys Engineering team, you will design and buildhighly scalable, microservices-based web applications powered by robust Java backend services and modern frontend technologies. You’ll work across the stack—leveraging technologies such asJava, Spring Boot, Kafka, Cassandra, Oracle, Elasticsearch, Redis, and React.js—to deliver secure, performant, and user-friendly solutions at scale.

You will collaborate closely withproduct managers and cross-functional engineering teams to translate customer needs into intuitive, cross-browser web experiences with rich user interactions. At Qualys, we strive to meet today’s web standards while anticipating the future of rich internet applications—ensuring our customers benefit from industry-leading usability, efficiency, and reliability.

Performance, scalability, and security are at the core of everything you build.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deliverweb-based applications and backend services

Build and shipnew features and enhancements in a fast-paced, agile environment

Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional teams to refine and implement product requirements

Mentor and guide team members on web development, backend design, and system architecture

Continuously evaluate and improvearchitecture, performance, scalability, and user experience

Applyobject-oriented design principles and best practices (e.g., SOLID, DRY)

Research emerging technologies and contribute to their adoption in new or existing products

Qualifications

8+ years of experience in Java backend development

Strong proficiency inJava (8/11/17), Spring Boot, Hibernate, and RESTful APIs

Hands-on experience withdistributed event streaming platforms such as Kafka

Working knowledge ofElasticsearch

Experience withdistributed caching systems (e.g., Redis)

Exposure toOracle databases

Solid understanding ofdata structures and distributed systems