Backend Engineer Java
About the job
- Three to six years of software development experience with Java.
- Strong experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and backend service development.
- A solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, multithreading, and concurrency.
- Experience with SQL and relational databases such as MySQL or Oracle.
- Familiarity with JUnit, Mockito, Git, Maven or Gradle, and Linux environments.
- Experience developing and testing Java/Spring Boot applications, REST APIs, and backend services.
- Experience writing clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering standards.
- Experience creating unit and integration tests and participating in code reviews.
- Experience troubleshooting production issues, monitoring application performance, and supporting deployments.
- Experience contributing to platform modernization, reusable components, and technical documentation.
- Develop and maintain Java/Spring Boot applications, REST APIs, and backend services.
- Build event-driven solutions using Kafka and asynchronous processing patterns.
- Develop and optimize database interactions using MySQL and SQL.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code following engineering standards.
- Create unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews.
- Troubleshoot production issues, monitor application performance, and support deployments.
- Contribute to platform modernization, reusable components, and technical documentation.
- Take ownership of features from development through production support.
- Experience with Kafka, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous processing.
- Exposure to Redis, microservices, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Experience modernizing legacy Java applications.
- Knowledge of application monitoring, logging, tracing, and performance tuning.
- Experience working on high-volume transaction or workflow-processing systems.
About the company
QuinStreet creates and operates online marketplaces that connect consumers with brands in insurance, personal loans, credit cards, banking, and home services. It runs performance-based digital marketing campaigns where brands pay only for measurable outcomes like leads or clicks, as defined in Insertion Orders that specify traffic type, volume, price, dates, and criteria. The company uses segmentation and AI to match the right consumers with relevant brands, delivering targeted traffic and tracking results to verify paid outcomes. Its approach ties spend directly to concrete results and offers ROI-focused campaigns for financial services and home services clients.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Foster City, California
Founded
1999
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Fiscal 2026 revenue hit $1.3 billion, up 18%, and Q4 grew 43%.
- Fiscal 2027 guidance targets $1.45 billion-$1.55 billion revenue and $150 million-$160 million EBITDA.
- Management repurchased 1.19 million shares for $14.6 million during April-June 2026.
What critics are saying
- QuinStreet depends on third-party publishers and Google search; pricing shocks crush traffic economics.
- Auto-insurance demand drove Q4 growth; carrier pullbacks would hit 2027 results quickly.
- Google's vertical tools and AI answers can disintermediate QuinStreet's comparison funnels entirely.
What makes QuinStreet unique
- QuinStreet monetizes high-intent insurance and home-services shoppers, not broad display inventory.
- HomeBuddy expanded Modernize in 2026, deepening QuinStreet's home-services funnel.
- AI-driven qualification and analytics lifted Q4 fiscal 2026 operating margin to 11.1%.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Paid Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
- Paid Vacation
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
- Remote Work Options