Senior Software Engineer (Java)

About HireRight:

HireRight is the premier global background screening and workforce solutions provider. We bring clarity and confidence to vetting and hiring decisions through integrated, tailored solutions, driving a higher standard of accuracy in everything we do. Combining in-house talent, personalized services, and proprietary technology, we ensure the best candidate experience possible. We offer expertise from our regional centers across 200 countries and territories in The Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Our commitment to get it right every time, everywhere, makes us the trusted partner of businesses and organizations worldwide.

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Java & Python Developer with expertise to join our growing engineering team in Nashville TN. In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain critical backend services and microservices that power our platform. You will work extensively with Java & Python for high-performance enterprise solutions and data processing layers, lead technical initiatives, mentor junior developers, and collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including DevOps, Data Engineering, QA, and Product Management.

This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned developer who thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to make a significant technical impact while working with modern technologies and best practices.

Responsibilities:
Development & Architecture
Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, scalable and distributed systems
Experience with microservices architectures
Lead the design and implementation of APIs and event-driven architectures
Develop and maintain data processing pipelines and manage data workflows for large-scale data operations
Write clean, maintainable, secure, and testable code with comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability
Leverage AI-assisted coding to enhance development productivity

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

Lead development projects through to successful implementation
Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, design and code reviews, enforce coding standards, and drive best practices across the team
Collaborate with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines, observability, and infrastructure-as-code
Work closely with product management, quality assurance, and system architects to ensure developed code meets system requirements and design specifications
Mentor mid-level and junior developers and conduct knowledge-sharing sessions
Operations & Problem Solving
Debug and resolve complex production issues in high-availability environments
Analyze and provide technical evaluation of issues, including alternatives, risk assessments, and recommendations
Provide accurate estimates of assigned tasks and regularly report on development progress
Qualifications:
Experience & Skills
7+ years of professional enterprise software development experience in multi-tier distributed architecture environments
Expert-level proficiency in Java/Spring framework ecosystem (Java, React, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data), Python web frameworks (Django, FastAPI, Flask), and RESTful API design and development
Data processing leveraging e.g. Pandas, NumPy, SciPy for data manipulation and analysis, data pipeline frameworks (Apache Airflow, Luigi, or similar), and ETL/ELT processes and workflow orchestration
Relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Cassandra, Reddis)
Message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS) and event streaming
ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA, SQLAlchemy, Django ORM)
Solid grasp of concurrency, multi-threading, JVM performance tuning, and garbage collection
Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Testing frameworks (Selenium, Playwright)
Build tools (Maven, Gradle) and CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
Agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
Proficiency in debugging, performance profiling, and optimization
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field, or equivalent work experience
Nice-to-Have Skills
Experience acting as a Scrum master and leading ceremonies like planning sessions, daily scrums/stand-ups, and sprint reviews/retrospectives
Experience and strong interest in AI coding tools (Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, etc.) and prompt engineering for code generation and optimization
Exposure to ML/AI libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and workflows (integrating ML models, working with model APIs, or MLOps tools)
Cloud certifications (AWS Certified Developer, etc.)
Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub profile
Background screening or workforce solutions industry experience
What do we offer:

HireRight offers a competitive benefit package which includes:

Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Life/AD&D Insurance
Voluntary Life Insurance
Short & Long Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
401K
Generous Vacation and Sick Program
10 Paid Holidays
Education Assistance Program
Business Casual Attire
Generous Referral Program
Employee Discounts and Rewards
And much more!

*All resumes are held in confidence. Only candidates whose profiles closely match requirements will be contacted during this search.

HireRight, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Minorities / Females / Veterans / Disabilities

HireRight does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of HireRight and HireRight will not be obligated to pay a placement fee

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by a team member’s occupying this position. Team members may be required to perform other related duties as assigned, to ensure workload coverage. Team members are required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and team member and is subject to change by the employer as the organizational needs and requirements of the job change. This job description is subject to change at any time.