HireRight · 3 hours ago
Lead/Senior Java & Python Developer
Nashville, TN, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
10+ years expHireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We are seeking an experienced Senior Java & Python Developer to design, develop, and maintain critical backend services and microservices that power our platform.
Information TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, scalable and distributed systems
Experience with microservices architectures
Lead the design and implementation of APIs and event-driven architectures
Develop and maintain data processing pipelines and manage data workflows for large-scale data operations
Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code with comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
Leverage AI-assisted coding to enhance development productivity
Lead small to medium-sized development projects through to successful implementation
Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, design and code reviews, enforce coding standards, and drive best practices across the team
Collaborate with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines, observability, and infrastructure-as-code
Work closely with product management, quality assurance, and system architects to ensure developed code meets system requirements and design specifications
Mentor mid-level and junior developers and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions
Debug and resolve complex production issues in high-availability environments
Analyze and provide technical evaluation of issues, including alternatives, risk assessments, and recommendations
Provide accurate estimates of assigned tasks and regularly report on development progress
Qualification
Required
10+ years of professional enterprise software development experience in multi-tier distributed architecture environments
Expert-level proficiency in Java/Spring framework ecosystem (Java, React, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data), Python web frameworks (Django, FastAPI, Flask), and RESTful API design and development
Data processing leveraging e.g. Pandas, NumPy, SciPy for data manipulation and analysis, data pipeline frameworks (Apache Airflow, Luigi, or similar), and ETL/ELT processes and workflow orchestration
Relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Reddis)
Message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) and event streaming
ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA, SQLAlchemy, Django ORM)
Solid grasp of concurrency, multi-threading, JVM performance tuning, and garbage collection
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Testing frameworks (Selenium, Playwright)
Build tools (Maven, Gradle) and CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
Proficiency in debugging, performance profiling, and optimization
Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or related field, or equivalent work experience
Preferred
Master's degree preferred but not required
Experience acting as a Scrum master and leading ceremonies like planning sessions, daily scrums/stand-ups, and sprint reviews/retrospectives
Experience and strong interest in AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, etc.) and prompt engineering for code generation and optimization
Exposure to ML/AI libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and workflows (integrating ML models, working with model APIs, or MLOps tools)
Cloud certifications (AWS Certified Developer, etc.)
Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub profile
Background screening or workforce solutions industry experience
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Life/AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
401K
Generous Vacation and Sick Program
10 Paid Holidays
Education Assistance Program
Business Casual Attire
Generous Referral Program
Employee Discounts and Rewards
And much more!
Company
HireRight
HireRight provides on-demand employment screening solutions for a customer base of organizations.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
General Atlantic
2024-02-16Acquired
2018-07-13Private Equity
2007-08-08IPO
Leadership Team
Euan Menzies
Chief Executive Officer
Guy Abramo
President and Chief Executive Officer
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