AWS Cloud Backend Engineer (Java/Python)

Innova Solutions Inc; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 91,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Pharmacy

Dental & Vision

401(k)

HSA/FSA

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Referral program

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer-Other (Intermediate) for a contract-to-hire role in Jersey City, NJ. The position focuses on building production-grade software using Java and Python on AWS, with emphasis on secure, scalable services and APIs.

The role requires 6+ years of backend experience, hands-on cloud and IaC skills (Terraform), and collaboration with product, QA, SRE, and security teams. Eligible for conversion after 6+ months based on performance.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 3+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience with application development, testing, and supporting services in production.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Python with strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and OO design.
• Working experience with AWS and deploying/operating backend services in cloud environments.
• Experience building and consuming APIs; familiarity with microservices and/or event-driven architectures.
• Experience with Terraform (or similar infrastructure-as-code tooling) and environment/workspace organization.
• Experience with backend data model design and working with databases (relational and/or NoSQL).
• Understanding of secure coding practices and how to build resilient services (logging/monitoring, error handling, performance).
• Ability to work independently on well-scoped problems while collaborating on more ambiguous designs.

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops, tests, and maintains production-grade software using Java and/or Python on AWS.
• Writes secure, high-quality code and participates in code reviews.
• Delivers APIs and microservices aligned to architecture standards.
• Utilizes CI/CD and infrastructure as code to improve delivery speed.
• Collaborates with product, QA, SRE/operations, and security teams.

Skills

Java

Python

APIs

Microservices

Event-driven

Security practices

Independent work

Education

Software engineering certification

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Docker

CI/CD

REST/gRPC

Job description

Innova Solutions is seeking a Software Engineer-Other (Intermediate) for a contract-to-hire role in Jersey City, NJ. The position focuses on building production-grade software using Java and Python on AWS, with emphasis on secure, scalable services and APIs.

The role requires 6+ years of backend experience, hands-on cloud and IaC skills (Terraform), and collaboration with product, QA, SRE, and security teams. Eligible for conversion after 6+ months based on performance.