Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hertz operates major vehicle rental brands across a global network of corporate and franchise locations. The company is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, build, and scale critical rental systems, including reservations, pricing, fleet, and checkout platforms, while driving architecture decisions and delivering scalable, secure, and resilient solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop end-to-end features
- Own critical components of rental systems such as reservations, pricing, fleet, and checkout flows
- Build scalable microservices and responsive user interfaces
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions
- Lead architectural discussions and influence system design decisions
- Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices
- Ensure high standards of performance, security, scalability, and maintainability
Skills
- * 5+ years of backend software engineering experience
- * Proven experience building and scaling production-grade systems
- * Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, or similar
- * Strong experience designing APIs and microservices
- * Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and distributed systems
- * Experience with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and observability tools
- * Test-driven development and automation mindset
- * Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking
- * Ability to own features end-to-end
- * Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- * Product mindset with focus on customer experience
- * Adaptability in fast-paced environments
- * Understanding of authentication, authorization, and security best practices
- * Experience working within a cloud environment ex: (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- * Experience in domain-heavy systems (e.g., rental, travel, e-commerce, logistics) preferred
- * Strong knowledge of databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, etc.)
- * Experience with caching, messaging systems (Kafka, SQS), and event-driven architecture
- * B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent
Benefits
- 40% off any standard Hertz Rental
- Paid Time Off
- Medical, Dental & Vision plan options
- Retirement programs, including 401(k) employer matching
- Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
- Employee Assistance Program for employees & family
- Educational Reimbursement & Discounts
- Voluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical Illness
- Perks & Discounts –Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & more
- Remote work
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