Senior Java Backend Engineer – Remote, AWS Cloud

Peoplebank; Melbourne; Remote; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote option

6-month contract

Job summary

Peoplebank is collaborating with a leading technology organisation to hire a Java Backend Developer for a 6-month contract with potential extension. The role is fully remote across Australia, accommodating a flexible work model for cloud-native platforms at scale.

You will design, develop and maintain scalable Java backend services, RESTful APIs and AWS-based workloads. The position blends software development with production support, incident ownership, and operational problem solving to

Qualifications

• 4-7 years of backend development with Java

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain scalable Java backend applications and RESTful APIs
• Build and support cloud-native solutions within AWS environments
• Troubleshoot production incidents and implement long-term fixes
• Analyse logs and metrics to diagnose root causes
• Collaborate with engineering, product and support teams to deliver reliable software
• Contribute to system reliability and developer experience improvements

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

AWS

DynamoDB/Aurora

Distributed systems

Observability

Incident ownership

Tools

Splunk

SignalFx

OpenAPI

Pact

Jira Service Management

Job description

Peoplebank is collaborating with a leading technology organisation to hire a Java Backend Developer for a 6-month contract with potential extension. The role is fully remote across Australia, accommodating a flexible work model for cloud-native platforms at scale.

You will design, develop and maintain scalable Java backend services, RESTful APIs and AWS-based workloads. The position blends software development with production support, incident ownership, and operational problem solving to