Backend Engineer – Java/Python, AWS & Terraform

SCI SOLUTIONS GLOBAL; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SCI Solutions Global in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support production-grade software using Java and/or Python in AWS cloud environments. The role focuses on APIs, microservices, and cloud-based backends, with Terraform for infrastructure automation and collaborative work with product, QA, SRE, and security teams.

The candidate will contribute to secure coding, automated testing, CI/CD, service design, and production incident resolution

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Java and/or Python; strong software engineering fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-grade backend applications using Java and/or Python.
• Build and maintain APIs, microservices, and cloud-based backends on AWS.
• Write secure, maintainable, high-quality code and participate in peer code reviews.
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues and implement permanent fixes.
• Contribute to system design, service architecture, performance optimization, and reliability improvements.
• Use Terraform or similar IaC tools to provision and manage cloud resources.
• Develop and maintain automated tests and contribute to CI/CD 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.
• Document technical decisions and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

Skills

Java

Python

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Jersey City, United States | Posted on 10/27/2026

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 areseeking a Backend Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and supportproduction-grade software applications using Java and/or Python in AWS cloudenvironments. The ideal candidate combines strong software engineeringfundamentals with hands-on experience building APIs and backend services,managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform, and working with relational orNoSQL databases.

Theengineer will contribute to system design, secure coding, automated testing,CI/CD, infrastructure automation, and production incident resolution whilecollaborating with product, QA, SRE/operations, and security teams.

KeyResponsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain production-gradebackend applications using Java and/or Python.
  
• Build and maintain APIs, microservices, and cloud-based backendsolutions on AWS.
  
• Write secure, maintainable, high-quality code and participate inpeer code reviews.
  
• Troubleshoot application and infrastructure issues, performroot-cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.
  
• Contribute to system design, service architecture, performanceoptimization, and reliability improvements.
  
• Use Terraform or similar infrastructure-as-code tools to provisionand manage cloud resources and environments.
  
• Develop and maintain automated tests and contribute to CI/CDpipeline improvements.
  
• Work with relational and/or NoSQL databases, including datamodeling 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-functionalengineering teams.
  

RequiredQualifications

• Strong proficiency in Java and/or Python, including object-orientedprogramming, data structures, algorithms, and software designfundamentals.
  
• Hands-on experience developing, testing, deploying, and supportingproduction applications.
  
• Practical AWS cloud experience deploying or operating backendservices.
  
• Experience designing, developing, and consuming APIs.
  
• Familiarity with microservices and/or event-driven architectures.
  
• Experience with Terraform or comparable infrastructure-as-codetooling.
  
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, includingbackend data modeling.
  
• Understanding of secure coding, production troubleshooting,performance, logging, and monitoring.
  
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively ontechnical design and delivery.
  

PreferredQualifications

• Experience with Kafka, Amazon SQS/SNS, Kinesis, MQ, or othermessaging/eventing platforms.
  
• Experience with Docker, containers, and CI/CD tools.
  
• Knowledge of unit testing, integration testing, and test-drivendevelopment.
  
• Familiarity with REST, gRPC, metrics, distributed tracing, andobservability.
  
• Experience working in enterprise or financial-services engineeringenvironments.