Backend Engineer – JavaPython, AWS & Terraform

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Backend Engineer Java/Python AWS & Terraform Location: Jersey City NJ Onsite.- Locals Prefered Work Authorization: US Citizen Green Card or GC EAD preferred W2 Requirement- No C2C 1099 or third-party profiles accepted. Position Overview We are seeking a Backend Engineer to design develop test deploy and support production-grade software applications using Java and/or Python in AWS cloud environments. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering fundamentals with hands-on experience building APIs and backend services managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform and working with relational or NoSQL databases. The engineer will contribute to system design secure coding automated testing CI/CD infrastructure automation and production incident resolution while collaborating with product QA SRE/operations and security teams. Key Responsibilities Design develop test deploy and maintain production-grade backend applications using Java and/or Python. Build and maintain APIs microservices and cloud-based backend solutions on AWS. Write secure maintainable high-quality code and participate in peer code reviews. Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent fixes. Contribute to system design service architecture performance optimization and reliability improvements. Use Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools to provision and manage cloud resources and environments. Develop and maintain automated tests and contribute to CI/CD pipeline improvements. Work with relational and/or NoSQL databases including data modeling and query optimization. Apply secure coding practices logging monitoring error handling and resilience patterns. Use approved AI-assisted engineering tools when appropriate validating generated code and recommendations for security correctness and performance. Document technical decisions and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams. Required Qualifications Strong proficiency in Java and/or Python including object-oriented programming data structures algorithms and software design fundamentals. Hands-on experience developing testing deploying and supporting production applications. Practical AWS cloud experience deploying or operating backend services. Experience designing developing and consuming APIs. Familiarity with microservices and/or event-driven architectures. Experience with Terraform or comparable infrastructure-as-code tooling. Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases including backend data modeling. Understanding of secure coding production troubleshooting performance logging and monitoring. Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively on technical design and delivery. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Kafka Amazon SQS/SNS Kinesis MQ or other messaging/eventing platforms. Experience with Docker containers and CI/CD tools. Knowledge of unit testing integration testing and test-driven development. Familiarity with REST gRPC metrics distributed tracing and observability. Experience working in enterprise or financial-services engineering environments.