The Maryland Judiciary is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and deploy scalable microservices and front-end applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Spring Boot, React, and event-driven architecture, along with experience in message brokers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines. This position will be hybrid: 3 days on site and 2 days remote.

Responsibilities:

• Develop microservices using Spring Boot.
• Create responsive user interfaces with React.
• Implement event-driven architecture to enhance system scalability and resiliency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement software solutions.
• Implement message to producers and consumers.
• Work with RabbitMQ for message queuing and event streaming.
• Understand the architectural differences between RabbitMQ and Kafka if experience is in Kafka.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production systems.
• Optimize application performance and scalability.
• Deploy microservices to Kubernetes clusters using a CI/CD pipeline.
• Conduct system testing and debugging activities.
• Write unit tests with 85% coverage and participate in peer code reviews.
• Create sequence diagrams for major use cases.
• Document technical specifications, architecture, and design decisions.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to define and implement requirements.
• Provide weekly project progress reports using a standard reporting format.
• Report weekly activities to communicate program/project progress.
• Submit weekly time reporting using Judiciary Information System (JIS) forms and other assigned reports.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Front-end development experience with React and/or Angular.
• Experience with RabbitMQ or Kafka for message queuing and event streaming.
• Experience with ElasticSearch.
• Knowledge of design patterns and best practices.
• Proficiency in Kubernetes for container orchestration.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and web services.
• Strong understanding of event-driven design principles.
• Ability to analyze complex technical challenges and propose effective solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Prior experience in a government or legal environment.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).