The Role
Our Java Developer opening rewards depth over breadth: pick Kafka, go deep, and let StartupSphere handle the rest of the stack. Match 3 years and Django to this Seattle job and you unlock $112,000 - $158,000, a temporary schedule, and steady upward room.
Key Responsibilities
- Mentor newer mid-level hires on how StartupSphere actually wires Microservices together
- Carry a people-first Accountability feature through code freeze without breaking StartupSphere stability
- Walk technology stakeholders through CI/CD tradeoffs in language StartupSphere execs grasp
- Hand off GitHub Actions runbooks so the next on-call at StartupSphere sleeps better
- Translate a napkin idea from StartupSphere founders into an Accountability proudly-nerdy prototype
- Build Microservices dashboards so StartupSphere's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
- Coordinate releases with stakeholders across Seattle, WA and remote teams
What You'll Bring
- Comfort with a StartupSphere pace that rarely sits still
- A collaborator who makes the mid-level review feel less like an exam
- Practical PostgreSQL skills sharpened in a temporary setting
- 3+ years that left you with strong instincts and few illusions
- A knack for Initiative that colleagues quietly come to rely on
- Resilience measured across 5 years of technology cycles
- Around 5+ years of hands-on experience in a technology role
StartupSphere is a mission-driven, customer-obsessed technology company proudly built in Seattle, WA. At StartupSphere feedback has a short half-life, delivered close to the moment it can still help.
Your compensation opens at $112,000 - $158,000, your mentor is waiting, your benefits are ready, and your hours are yours to flex.
We are meeting Java Developer candidates now and moving qualified ones forward fast.
Curious whether StartupSphere is the right move? Hit apply and find out from the inside.
Skills
- PostgreSQL
- GitHub Actions
- Django
- Kotlin
- Spring Boot
- Rust
- CI/CD
- Microservices
- Kafka
- Cultural Awareness
- Initiative
- Accountability
Benefits
- Asynchronous work culture
- Pet-friendly office
- Supplemental life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Direct access to leadership