We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who is passionate about building scalable, reliable, and cloud-native software systems. While this role is primarily focused on backend engineering, we are seeking engineers who are comfortable contributing across the stack when needed and are excited to leverage AI-powered development tools to accelerate delivery and innovation.
You will play a key role in designing and developing backend services that power mission-critical applications while collaborating closely with frontend, product, QA, and platform engineering teams. We value engineers who can adapt quickly, learn continuously, and use modern AI-assisted development practices to improve productivity and software quality.
What You’ll Do
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performance backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
- Build and evolve RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems that support business-critical workflows.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, to deliver seamless end-to-end product experiences.
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools and practices to accelerate coding, testing, debugging, documentation, and code reviews while maintaining high standards of quality and security.
- Drive observability, reliability, automation, and operational excellence across services, including monitoring, incident response, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
- Participate in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and engineering best-practice initiatives.
- Support production systems through on-call participation, incident management, and continuous service improvements.
- Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge-sharing activities.
What You’ll bring
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building enterprise-grade applications.
- Strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot development.
- Experience designing and building cloud-native backend systems using RESTful APIs, microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, and related container orchestration technologies.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, performance, reliability, and secure software design principles.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS.
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices.
- Experience using AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Kiro, or similar platforms.
- Ability to critically evaluate, validate, and improve AI-generated code while maintaining quality, security, and maintainability standards.
- Interest in continuously learning and applying emerging AI-assisted development practices.
- Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
- Experience with observability, monitoring, and production support practices.
- Ability to work effectively in Agile/Scrum environments. Nice-to-Have Experience
- Working knowledge of and modern frontend development practices.
- Building AI-enabled applications, agents, developer React tooling or automation workflows.
Why Choose Us? Dive into a World Where Innovation Meets Impact!
- Ignite Your Passion with Thriving Innovation: Step into an environment where energy and forward-thinking are the norms, not the exception. We're not just about keeping up; we're about leading the charge. Immerse yourself in a culture that breathes creativity, values continuous learning, and thrives on staying several steps ahead in the technology race.
- Shape the Future with Significant Impact: Here, your work doesn't just add value—it sets the direction. Be at the heart of driving our technological evolution, where every contribution you make leaves a lasting imprint on our projects and echoes in the satisfaction of our users. It's not just about being part of the journey; it's about leading the way.
- Experience the Power of Unified Collaboration: Join forces with a band of skilled visionaries—product managers, designers, and developers who share a boundless passion for excellence and a relentless drive to deliver nothing but the best. Our unity is our strength, fostering a collaborative spirit that turns innovative ideas into reality.
- Be a Pioneer of Innovation: With us, agility is more than a buzzword; it's our essence. We embrace change, turning challenges into opportunities with our dynamic approach. Our commitment to your growth is unwavering, offering flexible schedules, personalized training, and a purpose-driven career path that encourages every team member to flourish.
- A Culture That Cares: Beyond just creating innovative solutions, we cultivate a positive atmosphere where mistakes are stepping stones to mastery, not missteps to be feared. We offer comprehensive benefits, including health and term insurance, alongside rewards and recognitions that celebrate your hard work and dedication.
- Live by Our "CLIP" Values: Customer First, Learning, Integrity, People—these values guide us, shining as our North Star, inspiring us to grow, innovate, and lead with conviction, and are driven by passions and relish in crafting high-quality software.
- Join Our Journey: Embark on a path where no two days are the same, if coding is your refuge and excellence your standard, your search ends here.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Strong expertise in Java
- Strong expertise in Spring Boot
- Designing and building cloud-native backend systems
- Building RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven systems
- Docker and Kubernetes (container orchestration)
- Experience with AWS
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices
- Experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Windsurf, Kiro)
- Ability to evaluate, validate, and improve AI-generated code while maintaining quality and security
- Experience with observability, monitoring, incident response and production support (on-call)
- Ability to work effectively in Agile/Scrum environments
- Mentoring, code reviews, and providing technical guidance
- Working knowledge of modern frontend development practices
- Experience building AI-enabled applications, agents, developer React tooling or automation workflows
Everbridge Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Everbridge and has not been reviewed or approved by Everbridge.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage appears broad, with medical, dental, vision, telehealth, disability, life/AD&D, and FSA/HSA options described. Wellness elements like an EAP and mental-health support are also included, which can add practical value beyond base pay.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) plan with employer matching and an ESPP, indicating multiple ways to build longer-term financial value. Match details are sometimes specified externally, but the presence of a match and purchase program is consistently referenced.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include flexible PTO plus paid volunteer time, providing both personal flexibility and community-focused leave. Paid holidays and new-hire PTO amounts are also described in some materials, suggesting a reasonably complete time-away menu.
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What We Do
Keeping People Safe and Businesses Running. Faster. Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG) is a global software company that provides enterprise software applications that automate and accelerate organizations’ operational response to critical events in order to Keep People Safe and Businesses Running™. During public safety threats such as active shooter situations, terrorist attacks or severe weather conditions, as well as critical business events including IT outages, cyber-attacks or other incidents such as product recalls or supply-chain interruptions, over 5,300 global customers rely on the company’s Critical Event Management Platform to quickly and reliably aggregate and assess threat data, locate people at risk and responders able to assist, automate the execution of pre-defined communications processes through the secure delivery to over 100 different communication devices, and track progress on executing response plans.
