Sr. Software Engineer

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Position Overview
We're searching for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Ivans team. To keep us headed in the right direction, we're looking for people who understand winning is a team sport, who value and seek to learn from our team's diverse experiences and backgrounds, who welcome a challenge and take risks in the pursuit of creating better outcomes for our customers, and who can, at any given time, step back to laugh and have some fun.
What You'll Do

• • Design, build, and maintain Java-based backend services that power Ivans carrier connectivity, supporting bi-directional message flows and partner integrations.
  • Modernize legacy Java applications, including upgrading codebases compiled against older JDKs and refactoring outdated patterns into modular, testable, maintainable services.
  • Implement and operate high-volume event- and batch-driven processing pipelines with robust state management, idempotency, and failure recovery.
  • Design and implement distributed message tracking and reconciliation capabilities to improve end-to-end traceability.
  • Define and improve observability standards, including instrumentation, monitoring, alerting, and SLO-driven reliability practices using tools like Datadog.
  • Contribute to consolidation of fragmented or bespoke implementations into shared, reusable service layers that improve scalability, onboarding, and long-term maintainability.
  • Take ownership of services in production, contributing to incident response, postmortems, and continuous reliability improvements.
  • Participate in architecture reviews and influence platform design decisions to ensure long-term scalability and maintainability.
  • Support refactoring efforts that migrate batch-based workflows toward event-driven models where appropriate, balancing performance, reliability, and delivery guarantees.

We're Excited to Learn More About You

• • 7+ years of backend engineering experience with strong depth in Java, building and operating production-grade services.
  • Prior experience in insurance or financial services is a plus, particularly working with high-volume transactional systems or carrier integrations.
  • Experience upgrading and modernizing legacy Java codebases (older JDKs - modern JDKs), improving modularity, testability, and maintainability.
  • Strong understanding of event-driven architectures including message ordering, deduplication, idempotency, error handling, and delivery guarantees across asynchronous systems.
  • Proven ability to refactor or replace batch-oriented workflows with modern equivalents, balancing reliability, observability, and downstream data needs.
  • A track record of improving systems by consolidating fragmented or bespoke processes into cohesive, extensible codebases designed for long-term maintainability.
  • Experience working in high-throughput transactional systems, including throughput optimization, graceful degradation, and resilience under load.
  • Comfort with observability/instrumentation stacks (e.g., Datadog) for traceability, system health monitoring, and root cause analysis.
  • Familiarity with cloud ecosystems (GCP or AWS), message queuing systems, and distributed service orchestration.
  • Collaborative mindset and ability to partner closely with engineering and product teams through documentation, design reviews, and hands-on contributions.
  • Degree in computer science (or related field) preferred, or equivalent practical experience.
  • We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply.

We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply!
We know that talent comes from all backgrounds and experience levels. We encourage military members and their spouses as well as candidates without a degree or a background in tech to apply!
When You Join Team Applied, You Can Expect:
A culture that values who you are and recognizes that you aren't just an employee; you are a teammate, and you matter. We thrive on the benefits of our different experiences and celebrate the uniqueness our teammates bring to work with them every day.
We flex our time together, collaborating remotely and in-person to empower our teams to work in the ways that work best for them.
A comprehensive benefits and compensation package that centers our teammates and helps them to bring their best to work every day:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Holiday and Vacation Time
• Health & Wellness Days
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday

Learn more about the people behind our products at https://www1.appliedsystems.com/en-us/about-us/jobs/
Our targeted starting base salary in Canada for this position ranges from [$95,000 - $145,000 CAD]. To determine a new team member's starting pay, we consider a variety of factors, including someone's depth, breadth, and variety of experience, skills, and responsibilities. Depending on the role, team members may also be eligible to participate in additional compensation plans such as bonus and commission.
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Our candidates' personal information and online safety are top of mind for us. At Applied, we proactively protect your personal information and only communicate with candidates via a secure @appliedsystems.com email or through our official careers portal. Recruiters will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information like social security numbers.
AI Utilization
We leverage AI tools to streamline parts of our recruitment workflow (such as resume parsing and interview scheduling). However, candidate screening, interviews, and final decisions are conducted by real humans.
EEO Statement
Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don't discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
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