Cloud Backend Engineer (AWS) - 6‑Month Contract

BC Forward; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 103,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

BCforward is seeking a Cloud Backend Engineer in Jersey City, NJ for a 6-month contract focused on AWS backend services, data pipelines, and cloud-native delivery.

The role emphasizes Java/Python development, Terraform-based infrastructure, and Spring Boot with gRPC within a microservices framework. On-site interviews are preferred for local candidates with Zoom options for nonlocals.

Qualifications

• Formal training or certification in software engineering and 5+ years of applied experience.
• Hands-on experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operations in AWS.
• Proficiency in Java and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain cloud-native backend services on AWS using Java and Python.
• Build and optimize data pipelines and integrations leveraging Glue, S3, Lambda, Step Functions, ECS, and Cassandra.
• Implement infrastructure as code with Terraform and ensure operational stability and observability.
• Develop services and APIs using Spring Boot and gRPC following microservices patterns.
• Apply CI/CD, resiliency, and security best practices across the software lifecycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions and support technical assessments.

Skills

Java

Python

AWS

Kafka

Spark

Cassandra

ETL

Spring Boot

gRPC

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Distributed systems

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Kubernetes

Spring Boot

Job description

BCforward is seeking a Cloud Backend Engineer in Jersey City, NJ for a 6-month contract focused on AWS backend services, data pipelines, and cloud-native delivery.

The role emphasizes Java/Python development, Terraform-based infrastructure, and Spring Boot with gRPC within a microservices framework. On-site interviews are preferred for local candidates with Zoom options for nonlocals.