Backend / Full Stack Developer
12-Month W2 Contract | Onsite – Pleasanton, CA
Pay Rate: $55–$65/hour (Depending on Experience)
Employment Type: W2 Contract via Russell Tobin
Russell Tobin is partnering with a leading global retail organization to identify an experienced Backend / Full Stack Developer for a long-term onsite contract in Pleasanton, CA. This role is ideal for a highly skilled engineer who thrives in modern Java-based, cloud-native environments and enjoys building scalable, high-performance systems.
Retail industry experience is a plus, but not required—strong technical expertise is the priority.
Key Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and RESTful APIs
• Build and support microservices-based architectures
• Collaborate with frontend teams to deliver full stack solutions
• Work with Kafka-based event-driven systems
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
• Ensure applications align with 12-factor app principles
• Contribute to system reliability through monitoring, alerting, and performance tuning
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and SDLC best practices
Must-Have Technical Skills
• Java, Spring Boot, and Quarkus (Required)
• Apache Kafka, Java, Spring
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Strong JVM-based development, OOP, and exception handling
• Web technologies experience
• Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions for version control & CI/CD
• PostgreSQL database experience
• REST API development
• Strong understanding of 12-factor application principles
• Full Stack capability (Backend-first with front-end proficiency)
Additional Desired Skills
• Frontend technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• DevOps tools: Chef, Jenkins, Puppet, ArgoCD
• Cloud platforms: Azure and/or OCI
• Databases: MongoDB and PostgreSQL
• Monitoring & alerting: Nagios, New Relic, GCP, Splunk
• Messaging systems: RabbitMQ
• API management & Microservices architecture
• E-commerce and retail platforms (nice to have): Shopify, SFCC, Stibo, SFSC
• Salesforce (as needed): SFDC, Salesforce Marketing Cloud (SFMC)
Required Background
• Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, and JVM-based development
• Strong experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Understanding of Security Compliance
• Hands-on experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Exposure to retail or high-scale consumer platforms is a bonus
Why Join This Role
• Work onsite with a highly visible enterprise retail platform
• Long-term 12-month W2 contract with competitive hourly pay
• Hands-on work with modern cloud-native technologies
• Opportunity to contribute to high-traffic, mission-critical systems
Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.
