Senior Software Engineer (In Office)

Rational Enterprise, a rapidly growing technology company delivering advanced data analytics software to law firms and large enterprises, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Albany, New York team on site. This role centers on owning complex features within a distributed Java and Spring Boot based e-Discovery platform, guiding architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers to lift the team's performance. The position blends hands-on development with technical leadership in a collaborative, on-site environment.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and maintain scalable software applications and services
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to engineering standards and best practices
• Own complex features end-to-end, from requirements through deployment and monitoring
• Perform and guide code reviews, raising the quality bar across the team
• Troubleshoot and resolve challenging production issues, including performance and reliability concerns
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and infrastructure teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, providing technical guidance and constructive feedback
• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and estimation as a technical voice on the team

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 6+ years of professional software development experience, with strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, and SQL
• Proven ability to design and build distributed, cloud-hosted applications at scale
• Deep understanding of software architecture patterns, design principles, and testing methodologies
• Experience with services, message queuing (RabbitMQ or equivalent), and caching layers (Redis or equivalent)
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience influencing technical direction across a team
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and elevate team performance
• Experience working in Agile development environments
• This is not a remote job

Technologies

• Java
• Spring Boot
• RabbitMQ
• Gradle
• Angular
• Elasticsearch
• Redis
• MySQL
• Google Cloud
• AWS
• Azure
• OCI
• Git
• JIRA
• IntelliJ

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Location and work arrangement

Location: Albany, NY 12203, onsite. This is an in-person role.