Back-End Engineer Jobs in Georgia
Back-End Engineer jobs in Georgia are among the most active in the Southeast, concentrated in fintech, enterprise software, healthcare IT, and logistics technology platforms. Atlanta is the dominant hiring hub, with Alpharetta and Savannah also posting consistent demand, and major employers including NCR Voyix, Cox Enterprises, and Delta Technology anchor a deep local talent market. The most in-demand specialties are API development, cloud-native architecture, and distributed systems engineering, with openings at every level from junior developer to principal engineer. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Position Purpose:
The Software Engineer II is responsible for independently developing and assisting in the design of a product that our customers and associates love. As a Software Engineer II, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Software Engineer IIs may be involved in configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
- 60% Delivery and Execution - Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions; Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met; Works with Product Team to ensure user stories that are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable; Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases; Writes custom code or scripts to do destructive testing to ensure adequate resiliency in production; Program configuration/modification and setup activities on large projects using HD approved methodology; Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
- 20% Learning - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems
- 20% Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Assists in creating new and better ways for the team to be successful; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position typically repots to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager
- This position has 0 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- No travel required.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience
- Experience in writing SQL queries against a relational database
- Experience in version control systems
- Experience in front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
- Experience in an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
- Experience in source code version control
- Experience in relational or NoSQL database technology
- Experience in cloud computing techniques
- Experience in CI/CD tools
- Experience in AI-assisted software development using tools such as GitHub Copilot, Gemini Enterprise, or Claude Code for coding, debugging, documentation, or AI agent development
- Experience in microservice-based architecture
- Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques
- Exposure to security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
- Exposure to creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Global Perspective
- Manages Ambiguity
- Nimble Learning
- Self-Development
- Collaborates
- Cultivates Innovation
- Situational Adaptability
- Communicates Effectively
- Drives Results
- Interpersonal Savvy
Apply End Date: 11/11/2026
Position Purpose:
The Software Engineer II is responsible for independently developing and assisting in the design of a product that our customers and associates love. As a Software Engineer II, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Software Engineer IIs may be involved in configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring.
Key Responsibilities:
- 60% Delivery and Execution - Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions; Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met; Works with Product Team to ensure user stories that are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable; Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases; Writes custom code or scripts to do destructive testing to ensure adequate resiliency in production; Program configuration/modification and setup activities on large projects using HD approved methodology; Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively
- 20% Learning - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems
- 20% Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Assists in creating new and better ways for the team to be successful; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
Direct Manager/Direct Reports:
- This position typically repots to Software Engineer Manager or Sr. Manager
- This position has 0 Direct Reports
Travel Requirements:
- No travel required.
Physical Requirements:
- Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.
Working Conditions:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Must be eighteen years of age or older.
- Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-3 years of relevant work experience
- Experience in writing SQL queries against a relational database
- Experience in version control systems
- Experience in front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks
- Experience in an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
- Experience in source code version control
- Experience in relational or NoSQL database technology
- Experience in cloud computing techniques
- Experience in CI/CD tools
- Experience in AI-assisted software development using tools such as GitHub Copilot, Gemini Enterprise, or Claude Code for coding, debugging, documentation, or AI agent development
- Experience in microservice-based architecture
- Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques
- Exposure to security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
- Exposure to creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests
Minimum Education:
- The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.
Preferred Education:
- No additional education
Minimum Years of Work Experience:
- 2
Preferred Years of Work Experience:
- No additional years of experience
Minimum Leadership Experience:
- None
Preferred Leadership Experience:
- None
Certifications:
- None
Competencies:
- Global Perspective
- Manages Ambiguity
- Nimble Learning
- Self-Development
- Collaborates
- Cultivates Innovation
- Situational Adaptability
- Communicates Effectively
- Drives Results
- Interpersonal Savvy
Apply End Date: 11/11/2026
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What Georgia Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in Back-End engineer jobs across Georgia.
- Proficiency in one or more back-end languages such as Java, Python, Go, or Node.js
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful or GraphQL APIs in production environments
- Hands-on work with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB
- Understanding of microservices architecture, containerization, and orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related technical field
Back-End Engineer Jobs in Georgia: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a back-end engineer in Georgia?
Back-end engineering carries no state-issued license in Georgia, so the path runs through education and demonstrated technical skill. Most Georgia employers hire candidates with a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related discipline, though strong portfolios and bootcamp credentials are accepted at many Atlanta-area tech companies and startups. Building projects that show API design, database management, and cloud deployment gives candidates a concrete edge in Georgia's competitive market.
Which companies hire back-end engineers in Georgia?
Georgia back-end engineer roles are posted by Tillster, Itransition, and The Home Depot and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Georgia's concentration of fintech headquarters, enterprise software firms, and healthcare IT companies in the Atlanta metro creates consistent demand across both large corporations and high-growth startups.
Which Georgia cities have the most back-end engineer jobs?
Atlanta, Georgia, and Conyers lead Georgia for back-end engineer openings. Atlanta's density of fintech, logistics technology, and media technology employers drives the bulk of listings, while Alpharetta's suburban corporate campuses, home to major NCR Voyix and technology services offices, and Savannah's growing logistics and port-adjacent tech sector contribute a steady share of roles outside the city core.
Are there remote back-end engineer jobs in Georgia?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 100% of back-end engineer openings tied to Georgia are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting how naturally the work translates to distributed teams. Roles focused on API development, cloud infrastructure, and platform services tend to be the most consistently remote, while positions requiring on-site collaboration with hardware or embedded systems teams are more likely to be fully in-person.
How can I get hired as a back-end engineer in Georgia with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is securing a junior or associate developer role through one of the many Atlanta-area technology companies that run structured new-graduate programs, including NCR Voyix, Cox Enterprises, and mid-size fintech firms in Buckhead and Midtown. Lateral moves from QA engineering, data analyst, or technical support roles are common ways in. A portfolio of deployed projects demonstrating REST API design, database work, and version control discipline consistently differentiates candidates without a long work history.
Where can I find and apply to back-end engineer jobs in Georgia?
You can find and apply to back-end engineer jobs in Georgia on Migrate Mate, which lists current Georgia openings across Atlanta, Alpharetta, Savannah, and beyond. Find roles that fit your experience and specialty, then apply directly to the employers posting them.
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