In our ‘always on’ world, we believe it’s essential to have a genuine connection with the work you do. Technology is reshaping the way we live! Learn and thrive. In this "always\-on" world, we believe it is meaningful to have a genuine connection with the work you do. The epicenter of this transformation is powered by the world's most sophisticated networks \- the connectivity we build. Our experienced employees are rethinking the purpose, role and use of our networks across the globe; to increase bandwidth, expand capacity, improve efficiency, speed deployment and simplify migration. In this “always\-on” world, we believe it’s crucial to have a genuine connection with the work you do; by specializing in test automation for CommScope's programmers’ modular systems, you will be a key player in developing automated framework and tests to configure CommScope's modular uplink systems used for secure satellite and fiber transmission of video services. **Role Purpose:** We are seeking a highly skilled **Staff Software Engineer** with a strong focus on **backend development** to join our engineering team. In this role, you will be part of the design, development, and optimization of backend services and systems using **Java**, **Spring Boot**, **Kafka**, and **web services**. You will be responsible for a wide range of software engineering activities, including: * **Analyzing** business and technical requirements to design scalable backend solutions. * **Developing** robust, secure, and high\-performance APIs and microservices. * **Maintaining** and enhancing existing backend systems to ensure reliability and performance. * **Testing** your own code and contributing to automated test coverage. * **Assisting Quality Assurance Engineers** with debugging, test planning, and issue resolution. * **Documenting** system architecture, design decisions, implemented solutions, workarounds, and root cause analyses. * **Collaborating** with cross\-functional teams to deliver integrated, end\-to\-end solutions. **Required Qualifications** * 5\+ Years Hands\-on experience in SW product development in a Linux distributed applications environment * Analyze, develop, design, and maintain software for CommScope SERV Assure product family * Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a similar degree program * Highly proficient in Java with in\-depth knowledge of Spring and Spring Boot frameworks, Kafka and Kafka Stream, Web Services. * Understand database design, experience using SQL and NoSQL database and distributed in\-memory data store such as Apache Ignite or Redis. * Solid understanding of network programming, including Sockets, TCP/IP, UDP, SNMP and related networking protocols * Exposure to cloud native architecture and experience with Microsoft Azure or AWS cloud deployments and containerized applications. * Excellent analytical, problem\-solving skills * Self\-motivated with ability to work independently in distributed teams and keep learning. * Proficient **English communication skills** – spoken, written, and reading. *Other skills needed:* * Knowledge of Development lifecycle knowledge. * Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks. + Knowledge of development methodologies like waterfall \& agile/scrum. * Usage of GIT. * Knowledge of JIRA/Atlassian suite or similar project management. **Preferred Qualifications** * Experience with design and development of large\-scale distributed applications. * Experience with Kubernetes and containerized applications * Experience with Grafana/Plutono, Solr, OpenSearch * Exposure to Telecom / Cable / PON network management applications * Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills. * Intermediate Linux skills (WSL/mac/Linux distributions) \& working with these environments. **What happens after you apply** Learn how to prepare yourself for the next steps in our hiring process by visiting: https://jobs.commscope.com/content/How\-We\-Hire/?locale\=en\_US \#LI\-CC1