Backend Developer

OpenPath Products · United States

Salary: $75,000 - 120,000 per year Requirements:

• Expertise in C# and Java, including generics
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
• Hands-on experience with messaging-based architectures such as JMS and MQTT
• Knowledge of networking principles, including the OSI model and Wireshark
• Ability to conduct UML and database modeling
• Organized, detail-oriented approach and demonstrated troubleshooting ability
• Experience with system-level architecture, documentation, requirements documentation, and traceability
• JavaScript (Node.js), PHP, and C++ server development skills are highly desirable
• Experience with team-based development using Agile principles, Jira, and Git is helpful
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with knowledge of current technologies and the ability to share ideas with teammates and customers
• Bachelors degree required
• One year of software development experience preferred
• One year of back-end development experience preferred
• One year of Java experience preferred
• Ability to commute to or relocate to Annapolis, Maryland, preferred
• The application asks whether candidates are U.S. citizens

• Build robust, reliable, and scalable back-end software for FinTech, IoT, health, well-being, and security applications
• Participate in requirements gathering, technical design, Agile development, and customer interactions
• Apply existing skills while keeping up with current technologies, trends, and tools
• Assess ambiguous requirements and work with the team to establish a clear path to project success
• Collaborate with system architects, front-end developers, QA teammates, customers, and industry thought leaders
• Contribute ideas and energy to team projects and customer work

• C#
• Cloud
• Git
• IoT
• Support
• JIRA
• Java
• JavaScript
• MQTT
• PHP
• Security
• UML
• NodeJS
• ASP.NET
• Mobile
• Backend

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We are OpenPath Products, a software engineering and quality assurance company founded in 2001 and based in Annapolis, Maryland. We serve clients worldwide and develop products for the Internet of Things, financial technology, media streaming, and emerging technologies. This is a full-time, in-person role in Annapolis, with most deployments cloud-based; compensation is $75,000–$120,000 per year, commensurate with experience. We offer health, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance, a 401(k) plan with matching, a health savings account, paid time off, parental leave, professional development assistance, referral benefits, and tuition reimbursement. We support continuous learning and advancement, and value collaboration, humility, creative thinking, and meaningful work.

last updated 39 week of 2026