Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin, Spring, AWS) | $120-150K | Exciting IT Consulting Firm

Chariot Solutions; Fort Washington (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health care coverage for employees and dependents

Flexible spending account

Company stock

Short and long term disability

Job summary

Chariot Solutions is seeking experienced engineers in the Greater Philadelphia Area but allows remote work from anywhere in the United States. You'll work on a variety of projects, including cloud-native applications, requiring expertise in Java/Kotlin, Node.js, AWS, and various deployment tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

This role offers competitive health benefits, a MacBook Pro, and the opportunity to work in a supportive environment that values innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Java/Kotlin or Node.js, Spring, and AWS.
• Fluency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge of networking (VPC, subnets, availability zones) and security (IAM roles and policies).
• Analytical, good energy, solid communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on various projects, from strategy and architecture engagements to life-cycle development.
• Design and develop cloud-native applications using various cloud services.
• Containerization and deployment using Docker, Kubernetes, and other tools.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

Node.js

Spring

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS Redshift

Apache Airflow

Job description

• Full-time

Company Description

YOU MUST BE A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES, HAVE YOUR GREEN CARD OR LONG TERM VISA TO APPLY TO THIS POSITION. You can Work Remotely anywhere in the United States for this position but the Greater Philadelphia Area is ideal. We are currently 100% remote, but when businesses open back up there will likely be occasional travel for meetings.

Chariot Solutions has 18+ years of experience solving challenging business problems with technology and is a top IT consulting firm specializing in software, mobile, cloud and data pipeline engineering. Our team includes many of the top software architects in the Philly area, with deep technical expertise, industry knowledge and a genuine passion to help your organization be on the forefront of digital transformation.

Chariot Solutions Specializes in:

• Software Development – Quality is something we never compromise on – from the user experience, to the code, we craft solutions using best practices including agile development and automated testing, leaving you with a solid foundation to achieve success, growth and ROI.
• Mobile Development – Our iOS and Android engineers and designers are passionate about creating the ultimate user experience for you and your customers. That’s why we focus on usability and performance to design, build, and deliver best-in-class mobile applications.
• Cloud Development – Find out what AWS cloud computing can do for your business. It takes an expert to guide you through the cloud journey. Understand the hidden challenges of developing software in the cloud.
• Data Pipeline Engineering – Support your Business Intelligence, Machine Learning and AI initiatives with innovative, production ready, Data Engineering and Data Pipeline Optimization strategies powered by tools such as Apache Airflow, AWS Redshift and Lambda.

Job Description

We are looking for engineers with practical development experience and drive.

Work on a wide array of projects, from strategy and architecture engagements to a full life‑cycle development, systems integration, performance tuning, training and mentoring.

Comfort with one or more application development frameworks: Spring, Express or HAPI, Django or Flask, etc.

Design and development of cloud-native applications (compute, database, storage, managed services).

Containerization and Deployment (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, CloudFormation, Terraform).

Qualifications

You MUST have 5+ years of experience with Java/Kotlin or Node.js, Spring, and AWS.

Fluency with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.

Knowledge of networking (VPC, subnets, availability zones) and security (IAM roles and policies).

Bonus points for having Go, Clojure, Scala, Apache Spark, Hadoop, Stream Processing, Mobile technologies: iOS (Swift/Objective‑C), and Android (Kotlin/Java) native applications.

Bonus points for being involved in the Tech community (i.e. run user group, tech meetings, posts on social media).

Analytical, good energy, solid communications skills.

Excellent problem‑solving, communication and analytical skills.

Additional Information

Benefits for a single subscriber > $30K; family > $40K.

Cover full cost (no premium, no deductible) to employees and their dependents health care, dental and vision.

Top of the line MacBook Pro or equivalent.

Short and long term disability.

Flexible spending account.

Company stock (stock is given out to all new employees on Jan 1st following your first year anniversary with us. The company stock vests over 3 years at no commitment to you. More details are provided at the interview with CEO).