Senior Java/Go Engineer

Transcenda is a global provider of design and engineering services. We put people first and strive to be agents of change by building a better future through technology. We are dedicated to empowering organizations to rapidly scale, digitally transform, and bring new products to market.

Recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s greatest workplaces of 2025, Transcenda is home to 200+ engineers, designers, analysts, and advisors solving complex business challenges through technology. By approaching our work through a variety of cultures and perspectives, we take calculated risks to design and develop innovative solutions that will have a positive impact tomorrow.

Interesting Facts:

• Over 200 team members
• Fully remote — we let people work where they work best.
• We work with clients who value our opinion and thought leadership, and where we can make a meaningful contribution to architectural decisions, engineering decisions, and product decisions.
• We have a strong social agenda and promote diversity and inclusion, and participate in a variety of charity initiatives throughout the year.
• We have fun team-building activities.
• Since we are rapidly growing, the ability to grow and advance your career is available and at a fairly quick rate.

Must-Haves

• Strong proficiency in Java and Go.
• Hands-on experience with REST, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs, OpenAPI specifications, and deep knowledge of OAuth standards.
• Practical experience with Kubernetes, containerized applications, and AWS services such as S3, SQS, and EFS.
• Proven ability to integrate with external systems and quickly understand vendor-provided documentation.
• Willingness to perform functional administration tasks in new systems (e.g., configuring OAuth clients, setting up test data).
• Strong passion for refactoring, cleaning up legacy code, and improving system stability and maintainability.

Nice to Have

• Familiarity with Ruby (Rails), Elixir, or Kotlin for backend troubleshooting.
• Ability to make minor frontend updates when required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain connectors that integrate third-party systems into the platform, ensuring reliability and performance.
• Make technical decisions and trade-offs to reduce operational overhead and improve system stability.
• Maintain, refactor, and enhance existing product capabilities, with a strong focus on code quality and long-term maintainability.
• Work with third-party systems and external vendors, integrating APIs and navigating unfamiliar documentation.
• Support and configure technical components in external systems when needed (e.g., OAuth clients, test data setup).