Senior Backend Engineer

Responsibilities: ●Review requirements and translate them into robust technical specifications, API designs, and database schemas. ●Provide constructive feedback on requirements and identify potential scalability or performance risks. ●Present system designs and data flow diagrams before implementation, collecting feedback for refinement. ●Build and maintain high-concurrency microservices and APIs using the Spring Boot ecosystem. ●Write unit tests, integration tests, and performance benchmarks to ensure system reliability. ●Perform code reviews focusing on logic, security, and resource efficiency. ●Perform rigorous self-testing and conduct comprehensive feature demos before handing features over to QA engineers. ●Write comprehensive test recommendations and documentation (e.g., Swagger/OpenAPI) for QA and frontend teams. ●Continuously identify opportunities to improve and optimize code quality. ●Take initiative to identify technical debt and create plans to address it. ●Manage the end-to-end deployment process and maintain online monitoring to ensure system health. ●Handle support cases and troubleshoot complex production issues (e.g., memory leaks, deadlocks) to maintain service reliability. ●Effectively communicate and collaborate on requirements, design, and technology with cross-functional teams. ●Willingness to contribute to frontend tasks and assist in building UI components when necessary. ●Follow RingCentral internal coding styles and principles. Qualifications: ●7+ years’ experience in backend development. ●Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. ●Experience building scalable, distributed backend systems for enterprise-grade commercial cloud services. ●Expertise in backend architectural patterns, such as Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, and REST/gRPC. ●Expertise in Java and the Spring ecosystem (e.g. Spring Boot, Spring Data). ●Proficiency in SQL/NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch) and schema design. ●Hands-on experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/Docker) and observability tools (Micrometer, Prometheus). ●Strong desire to learn and contribute to the frontend (React/TypeScript) to provide end-to-end feature delivery. ●Ability to analyze, troubleshoot, and solve a wide range of complex technical problems with a can-do attitude. ●Great communication skills; ability to effectively present ideas and thoughts. ●Proficient in technical English (reading/writing) and basic verbal communication in English. ●Bonus: Familiarity with setup CI/CD infrastructure (e.g., GitLab/Jenkins pipelines). ●Bonus: Prior experience with frontend frameworks (e.g., React)is highly preferred. RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. More flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, the RingCentral platform empowers employees to Work as OneTM from any location, on any device, and via any mode to better serve customers, improving business efficiency and customer satisfaction. The company provides unified voice, video meetings, team messaging, digital customer engagement, and integrated contact center solutions for enterprises globally. RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading business apps and enables customers to easily customize business workflows. RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and has offices around the world. RingCentral is an EEO/AA employer.