Job Opportunities API

At Anaplan, we are a team of innovators focused on optimizing business decision-making through our leading AI-infused scenario planning and analysis platform so our customers can outpace their competition and the market. What unites Anaplanners across teams and geographies is our collective commitment to our customers’ success and to our Winning Culture. Our customers rank among the who’s who in the Fortune 50. Coca-Cola, LinkedIn, Adobe, LVMH and Bayer are just a few of the 2,400+ global companies who rely on our best-in-class platform. Our Winning Culture is the engine that drives our teams of innovators. We champion diversity of thought and ideas, we behave like leaders regardless of title, we are committed to achieving ambitious goals, and we love celebrating our wins – big and small. Supported by operating principles of being strategy-led, values -based and disciplined in execution, you’ll be inspired, connected, developed and rewarded here. Everything that makes you unique is welcome; join us and let’s build what’s next - together! Role Overview: We are seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to drive the architectural vision and technical excellence of our core systems. You will lead by example, mentoring engineers and solving our most complex scaling challenges. Key Responsibilities: Creative Architecture: Architect and scale high-performance, distributed Java backend systems, bringing bold, out-of-the-box thinking to solve enterprise-level challenges. Tenacious Leadership: Act as a technical leader, motivating others, driving positive change, and taking accountability for mission-critical services. Collaborative Mentorship: Go out of your way to help others succeed by mentoring junior engineers, avoiding knowledge silos, and inspiring the wider organization. Open Transparency: Champion transparent internal communications regarding technical strategies, actively seeking views from the wider team before implementing new technical standards. Requirements & Technical Skills: Experience: 10+ years of proven experience in backend engineering, with a track record of delivering enterprise-grade SaaS products. Advanced Core Java: Deep expertise in the Java ecosystem, including JVM internals, memory management, garbage collection tuning, and advanced multithreading/concurrency. System Architecture: Extensive experience in designing and building scalable distributed systems, microservices architectures, and event-driven architectures. Strong understanding of high availability, fault tolerance, and disaster recovery. Advanced Databases & Storage: Deep knowledge of database optimization, sharding, and replication. Experience with a mix of SQL (PostgreSQL, Oracle) and distributed NoSQL/columnar databases (Cassandra, DynamoDB, Elasticsearch). Event Streaming: Strong expertise in high-throughput event streaming and messaging platforms (e.g., Apache Kafka). Cloud Native & Orchestration: Production-level experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and extensive experience operating in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Security & Compliance: Solid understanding of backend security best practices, identity and access management (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML), and data encryption techniques. Observability: Experience implementing robust monitoring, logging, and tracing using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack, or Datadog. Values: A highly Authentic leader who is respectfully direct, gives the benefit of the doubt, and a deeply Inclusive team player who finds strength in differences to foster innovation.   Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) We believe attracting and retaining the best talent and fostering an inclusive culture strengthens our business. DEIB improves our workforce, enhances trust