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Job summary
Associate Software Engineer responsible for end‑to‑end delivery of backend services (Java or Go). Own requirement refinement with product, design scalable systems, implement high‑quality code, automated tests, deployment, observability, and documentation following industry best practices.
What you will do
- Collaborate with product to clarify and refine requirements
- Design system architecture, data models, APIs, and integration points
- Implement services in Java or Go with clean, maintainable code
- Apply DS/Algo and problem‑solving for performance and scalability
- Write automated unit/integration tests and maintain CI pipelines
- Perform code reviews and enforce engineering standards
- Deploy and operate services (containers/Kubernetes)
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize using tools (New Relic, Splunk, etc.)
- Handle edge/corner cases, error budgets, resiliency and security considerations
- Produce technical docs (designs, runbooks)
What you will have
- 1+ years backend engineering (Java or Go)
- Strong data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed systems knowledge
- Proven system design experience (scalability, reliability, APIs)
- Experience with relational databases, caching, messaging (Kafka)
- CI/CD, automated testing (unit, integration), version control (Git)
- Observability: logging, metrics, tracing (e.g., New Relic, Splunk)
- Secure coding, performance tuning, and best practices mindset
- Knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm, service meshes
- Effective communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and infrastructure as code
- Event‑driven architecture and streaming patterns
- Experience with feature flags, blue/green or canary deployments
- Open-source contributions or technical blogging
Benefits
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and infrastructure as code
- Event‑driven architecture and streaming patterns
- Experience with feature flags, blue/green or canary deployments
- Open-source contributions or technical blogging
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Skills Required
- 1+ years backend engineering experience
- Strong knowledge in data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and distributed systems
- Proven system design experience in scalability and APIs
- Experience with relational databases and caching
- CI/CD and automated testing experience
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and service meshes
- Effective communication skills
DigiCert Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DigiCert and has not been reviewed or approved by DigiCert.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation/PTO and sick leave are characterized as strong, and some accounts mention a sabbatical program.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a 401(k) with company matching, with recent confirmations of this benefit.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid and work-from-home options are referenced consistently, indicating practical flexibility in how and where work is done.
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What We Do
DigiCert is the digital trust provider of choice for leading companies around the globe, enabling individuals, businesses, governments, and consortia to engage online with confidence, knowing their digital footprint is secure.
