Cloud backend engineer

SCI SOLUTIONS GLOBAL; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SCI SOLUTIONS GLOBAL in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a senior software engineer to design, develop, test, and operate scalable systems in AWS.

You will work with Java and Python, Spring Boot, gRPC, and modern data/streaming tech like Kafka, Spark, and Cassandra, implementing CI/CD and resilient security practices in distributed microservices. This onsite role expects strong collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts is required.
• 5+ years of applied experience in systems design and software development.
• Hands-on experience with AWS and cloud-based platforms.

Skills

System design experience

Application development

Testing and stability

Java

Python

Spring Boot

gRPC APIs

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Containers

CI/CD

Cloud security

AWS

Apache Kafka

Apache Spark

Cassandra

ETL processes

AWS Solutions Architect Certification

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts

Tools

AWS (Amazon Web Services)

Spring Boot

gRPC

Kafka

Spark

Cassandra

ETL tools

Job description

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

Location: JerseyCity, NJ (Onsite Interview looking for Local)

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, or GC EADpreferred
W2 Requirement- No C2C, 1099, or third-party profiles accepted.

Musthave skills:

• Formaltraining or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years ofapplied experience
• Hands-onpractical experience delivering system design, application development,testing, and operational stability within AWS
• Advanced inone or more programming language(s) including Java, Python
• Expertlevel experience with data engineering technologies and tools such as ApacheKafka, Apache Spark, Cassandra and ETL processes.
• Experiencebuilding services with Spring (Boot) and gRPC APIs.
• Experiencewith distributed systems, microservices, Kubernetes, and containers
• Advancedunderstanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, andSecurity
• Advancedunderstanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, andSecurity
• Demonstratedproficiency in software applications and technical processes within a technicaldiscipline (e.g., cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile,etc.)
• AWSSolutions Architect Certification is a plus

Nice tohave: