Who we are
DigiCert is a global leader in intelligent trust. We protect the digital world by ensuring the security, privacy, and authenticity of every interaction. Our AI-powered DigiCert ONE platform unifies PKI, DNS, and certificate lifecycle management, to secure infrastructure, software, devices, messages, AI content and agents. Learn why more than 100,000 organizations, including 90% of the Fortune 500, choose DigiCert to stop today’s threats and prepare for a quantum-safe future at www.digicert.com
Job Summary
Digicert DNS is revitalizing its engineering culture and adopting modern software design and delivery techniques. We are looking for intellectually passionate people who learn quickly, thrive in a fast-paced environment and stay current with the latest technologies. We want people who fit our emerging Agile/Devops culture, enjoy debating and learning from differing opinions, and have a high level of engagement. Strong programming and software design skills are essential, so we'll ask you to write code during most steps of the interview process.
What you will do
- Lead the design and development of high-scale services and products as part of an Agile (Scrum/Kanban) team.
- Design, write, test, and debug production-quality code primarily in Java, with exposure to Python and other modern languages.
- 60% Focus: Develop, test, and debug scalable backend services and APIs, while contributing to frontend components where needed.
- 40% Focus: Lead and drive automation across development workflows, including: Building and managing pipelines using tools such as Gradle, Maven/Ant, and Jenkins/GitLab CI
- Implementing testing frameworks using JUnit, Cucumber, and other automation tools
- Managing deployments using Terraform, Ansible, and cloud-native tooling Improving engineering productivity by automating test environments, test data, and build frameworks
- Design and build RESTful APIs and microservices that are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
- Develop and contribute to frontend applications using modern frameworks (React/Angular/Vue) to deliver end-to-end solutions.
- Work with both relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB).
- Ensure system reliability by measuring and improving service health, performance, and scalability.
- Collaborate with product managers, architects, engineering teams, and leadership to deliver high-quality solutions.
- Contribute to and evolve shared platform infrastructure and engineering standards.
- Continuously learn new technologies and share knowledge across the team.
- Drive a culture of continuous improvement and engineering excellence.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Create high-level product specifications and detailed design documents.
- Define and provide architectural blueprints and technical direction for development teams.
- Lead the development team through design, implementation, and delivery.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in design and code.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and meet functional and non-functional requirements.
- Drive improvements in performance, reliability, and operational efficiency.
- Mentor and guide engineers across different experience levels.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Actively contribute to and lead the technical vision and roadmap execution.
- Promote best practices in coding standards, testing, and DevOps.
What you will have
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 7+ years of experience developing enterprise-grade software and services.
- 2+ years of experience working in Unix/Linux environments.
- 2+ years of experience designing and architecting complex, scalable systems.
- Proven experience as a lead engineer or designer on high-volume, distributed systems.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot preferred) and familiarity with Python or similar languages.
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Strong understanding of frontend technologies (React/Angular/Vue) and full-stack development concepts.
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automation tools.
- Strong knowledge of database design and data modeling (SQL and NoSQL).
- Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas and influence decisions.
Nice to have
- Experience working on high-scale platforms (e.g., DNS, networking, or edge systems).
- Familiarity with observability tools, monitoring, and performance tuning.
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Exposure to event-driven architectures and streaming systems.
Benefits
- Generous time off policies
- Top shelf benefits
- Education, wellness and lifestyle support
To protect candidate information and maintain a secure hiring process, all applications must be submitted through our careers portal. Resumes or CVs sent directly via email will not be reviewed or considered.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years developing enterprise-grade software and services
- 2+ years working in Unix/Linux environments
- 2+ years designing and architecting complex, scalable systems
- Proven experience as lead engineer or designer on high-volume distributed systems
- Strong hands-on experience with Java (Spring Boot preferred)
- Familiarity with Python or similar languages
- Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and microservices
- Strong understanding of frontend technologies (React/Angular/Vue) and full‑stack concepts
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and cloud-native architectures
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, build tools, and automation (Gradle, Maven/Ant, Jenkins/GitLab CI)
- Experience with infrastructure as code and automation tools (Terraform, Ansible)
- Strong knowledge of database design and data modeling (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
- Ability to clearly communicate technical ideas and influence decisions
- Experience working on high-scale platforms (DNS, networking, or edge systems)
- Familiarity with observability tools, monitoring, and performance tuning
- Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Exposure to event-driven architectures and streaming systems
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
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