Back End Software Engineer

New Tech Global is currently seeking a Back End Software Engineer on a Direct Hire basis for a client in Houston, TX. Hybrid - 2 days in Office 3 days WFH Overview: The Back End Software Engineer is responsible for developing the back end of a web application, handling the logic, database interactions, user authentication, configuration, etc. The Back End Software Engineer evaluates emerging technologies and provides strategic, innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions to increase the efficiency, reliability and integration of company services and operations. This person works semi-autonomously as part of a team that performs rapid prototyping of emerging technologies to solve industry-related problems. Develop server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensure high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end developers. Integrate user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side applications. Collaborate with front-end developers, customers, users and Product Managers to establish objectives and design functional, cohesive codes to enhance the user experience. Keep abreast of novel technical concepts and markets. Provide technical leadership and documentation to developers and stakeholders. Apply usability procedures and principles as defined at the project or Product Line level or through customer input. Build prototypes, products and systems that meet the project quality standards and requirements. Contribute to and support re-use through common components that are well documented and tested. Bachelor in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or Applied Statistics 7+ years of relevant experience in software engineering or related technical fields. This is a cloud infrastructure-focused role supporting our AI Foundations team. • Minimum experience: 7+ years • Top skill requirement: Expert-level Kubernetes • Cloud & platform experience: GCP / AWS / Azure; Kubernetes-based platforms Key responsibilities include: • Platform architecture and implementation (Terraform, Kubernetes operators, Crossplane) on Azure • Design and implementation of cloud-agnostic observability stacks (Prometheus, Thanos, Loki, Tempo/Jaeger, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Alertmanager) • Platform security (event monitoring, detection with Falco, CIS benchmarks) • DevOps process creation and oversight, with strong GitOps best practices • End-user enablement through internal workshops (strong communication skills required)

Created: 2026-03-10