Senior Java Software Engineer (AWS, Lambda, DynamoDB) (USA Remote)

Company Description

When you join Turnitin, you'll be welcomed into a company that is a recognized innovator in the global education space. For over 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. Over 21,000 academic institutions, publishers, and corporations use our services: Feedback Studio, Originality, Gradescope, ExamSoft, Similarity, and iThenticate.

Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way that best suits you, supported by a comprehensive package that prioritizes your overall well-being. Our diverse community of colleagues are all unified by a shared desire to make a difference in education.

Turnitin is a global organization with team members in over 35 countries including the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, India, and the Philippines.

Job Description

As a member of the Grading and Feedback team, the purpose of this role is to build and maintain services related to grading and feedback functionality. The Senior Software Engineer - Backend Services will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems using AWS Lambda and related technologies. This role is critical in developing and optimizing our serverless architecture. Cross functionally this role will interface mainly with QA, Product, UX and Support.

Responsibilities: 

• Architect and develop robust, scalable backend services with AWS Lambda
• Design / implement RESTful APIs and event-driven systems
• Optimize existing services for improved performance and cost-efficiency
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate backend services with frontend applications
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines
• Conduct code reviews and mentor junior engineers
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in production environments
• Continue to grow and learn as a developer

Qualifications

Requirements:

• 4+ years of experience in backend development
• Strong proficiency in at least one programming language suitable for AWS Lambda (e.g., Python, Node.js, Java)
• Experience with AWS services, particularly Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB
• Solid understanding of serverless architecture principles and best practices
• Experience with microservices design patterns and event-driven architectures
• Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD tools
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Tii Elements:

• Has a growth mindset and leads with questions vs. assumptions
• Effectively communicates and cooperates with peers, partners, leaders & customers to achieve outcomes. Builds relationships and creates an environment wherein people can naturally work together for the good of the company and our customers.
• Possesses a mindset of abundance and redefines what’s possible; creates and advances ways of achieving results in new or difficult situations either by appropriating additional resources, or by doing more with less.
• Shares learning/knowledge with others freely and enthusiastically. 
• Setting high quality standards for our work and striving for continuous improvement.

Additional Information

The expected annual base salary range for this position is: $111,000/year to $148,000/year. This position is bonus eligible. 

As a Remote-First company, actual compensation will be provided in writing at the time of offer, if extended, and is determined by work location and a range of other relevant factors, including but not limited to: experience, skills, degrees, licensures, certifications, and other job-related factors. Internal equity, market and organizational factors are also considered.

Total Rewards @ Turnitin
Turnitin maintains a Total Rewards package that is competitive within the local job market. People tend to think about their Total Rewards monetarily — solely as regular pay plus bonus or commission. This is what they earn in exchange for what they do. However, Turnitin delivers more than just these components. Beyond the intrinsic rewards of unleashing your potential to positively impact global education, and thriving in an organization that is free of politics and full of humble, inclusive and collaborative teammates, the extrinsic rewards at Turnitin include generous time off and health and wellness programs that offer choice and flexibility and provide a safety net for the challenges that life presents from time to time. Experience a remote-centric culture that empowers you to work with purpose and accountability in a way