We are a global team of innovators and pioneers dedicated to shaping the future of observability. At New Relic, we build an intelligent platform that empowers companies to thrive in an AI-first world by giving them unparalleled insight into their complex systems. As we continue to expand our global footprint, we're looking for passionate people to join our mission. If you're ready to help the world's best companies optimize their digital applications, we invite you to explore a career with us!
Your opportunity
At New Relic, we provide our customers real-time insights, so they can innovate faster. Our software delivers insightful observability tools across different technologies and distributed systems, enabling software engineering teams to quickly identify, understand and tackle issues, analyze performance and get the most of their software and infrastructure.
New Relic is looking for engineers who are interested in building a brand-new observability experience with a strong focus on backend development. This high-impact engineering position is a phenomenal opportunity to own and build a set of next generation services and capabilities for the company. We are searching for a motivated engineer who is ready for a career-defining role in their next opportunity. We look forward to talking with you!
What you'll do
- Design, develop and maintain high performance, scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
- Build and manage RESTful and GraphQL APIs that power key features of our platform.
- Own features end-to-end — from backend services through to React/TypeScript frontend components
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver backend solutions that meet business needs.
- Implement data flows and processes for real time data using Kafka, ensuring that the data is efficiently processed and delivered across services.
- Conduct code reviews, write unit tests, and ensure the quality and performance.
- Optimize and troubleshoot applications to improve performance, scalability and reliability.
- Participate in architecture and design discussions to ensure the backend is secure, robust and maintainable.
- Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code) to accelerate delivery and spec-driven development
- Research new tools and services to understand complex scenarios and to also propose new features.
- Working in an agile environment with a DevOps approach—teams build and maintain their own software.
This role requires
- 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with strong expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
- Hands-on experience with React and TypeScript — comfortable building and debugging UI components
- Strong proficiency in building RESTful APIs that are efficient, secure, and easy to maintain.
- Strong understanding of RESTful services and microservices architecture.
- Proficient in database management and designing data models that support high throughput and low latency.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices to ensure smooth and automated deployments.
- Excellent problem solving skills with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment.
- Knowledge of best practices for unit testing, integration testing, and end-to-end testing.
- Proficiency with Git and code versioning practices (branching, pull requests, etc.).
Bonus points if you have
- Familiarity messaging systems, particularly Kafka, and experience implementing real-time data solutions.
- Familiarity with GraphQL.
- Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Comfort using AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) in day-to-day development
- Contributions to open-source projects or relevant personal projects showcasing your backend expertise.
- Experience with asynchronous programming techniques: streams, event-based flows, task queues, message queues.
Why Join Us:
- Be part of a forward-thinking team working with cutting-edge technologies in a collaborative environment.
- Access to opportunities for professional growth and development, including mentorship, learning resources, and a culture that encourages continuous improvement.
- We believe in maintaining a healthy work-life balance with flexible work hours and remote work opportunities.
Fostering a diverse, welcoming and inclusive environment is important to us. We work hard to make everyone feel comfortable bringing their best, most authentic selves to work every day. We celebrate our talented Relics’ different backgrounds and abilities, and recognize the different paths they took to reach us – including nontraditional ones. Their experiences and perspectives inspire us to make our products and company the best they can be. We’re looking for people who feel connected to our mission and values, not just candidates who check off all the boxes.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application or recruiting process, please reach out to resume@newrelic.com.
We believe in empowering all Relics to achieve professional and business success through a flexible workforce model. This model allows us to work in a variety of workplaces that best support our success, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid.
Our hiring process
In compliance with applicable law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work and to complete employment eligibility verification. Note: Our stewardship of the data of thousands of customers means that a criminal background check is required to join New Relic.
We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records based on individual circumstances and in accordance with applicable law including, but not limited to, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
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