Senior Software Developer (Backend)

About the Company

Schrödinger is on the cutting edge of computer-aided drug discovery and materials science. Our software platform revolutionizes the design of therapeutics and materials, serving biopharmaceutical companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test high-performance, distributed components for data aggregation, transformation, and large-scale computations
• Architect and implement scalable, maintainable solutions using Kafka and Kubernetes
• Contribute to a culture of clean code and continuous learning through regular code reviews
• Collaborate within a cross-functional, agile team to deliver features that meet business and product goals

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5 to 8 years of experience in enterprise application development
• Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, and PostgreSQL
• Experience with event-driven microservices architecture and Kubernetes-based deployments
• Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable, reliable backend systems and distributed architectures
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, DBMS, operating systems, and computer networks
• Understanding of observability including logging, monitoring, alerting, and debugging production systems