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Role Description

We are looking for a highly skilled Java Developer to join our R&D Server team. In this role, you will design and develop both new and existing product capabilities, working across a diverse set of technologies and architectures. This position also provides the opportunity to develop and support services within our federal enclave environment, alongside our cloud-based workloads.

• Design, develop, and maintain Java-based backend services across both secure federal enclave and AWS production environments.
• Contribute to architecture design, code quality, performance optimization, and scalable system patterns.
• Collaborate closely within an Agile Scrum team and provide mentorship, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.
• Participate in production troubleshooting, analysis, and improvements across diverse runtime environments.
• Work with DevOps, QA, and Product teams to ensure smooth delivery, operational readiness, and high system reliability.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional Java development experience (exceptional candidates with slightly less may be considered).
• Strong object-oriented programming skills and deep understanding of Java internals.
• Solid experience in software engineering principles, including system design, architecture, and best coding practices.
• Hands-on experience with multi-threaded programming.
• Ability to adapt development workflows to both federal enclave and cloud-based (AWS) environments.

Requirements

• Experience working with or supporting secured / restricted-access environments is a plus.
• Experience supporting a FedRAMP certified product in production.
• DevOps-oriented mindset, with exposure to CI/CD pipelines, containerized environments, and operational tooling.
• Experience working with or integrating AI/ML tools or frameworks.
• Background in microservices architecture, including asynchronous (Kafka, messaging queues) and synchronous (RESTful APIs) communication models.
• Strong test-oriented mindset (unit tests, component tests, automation).
• Experience with Spring / Spring Boot.
• Hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience with Kafka event-driven systems.
• Familiarity with profiling tools, code coverage tools, and CI/CD systems.

Benefits

• $126,700 - $150,000 a year
• The above salary range represents Smarsh's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.
• Any applicable bonus programs will be discussed during the recruiting process.
• The salary for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, location, specialty and training.
• Local cost of living assessments are done for each new hire at the time of offer.

Company Description

Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines.

• Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester.
• Our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008.