Lead Backend Engineer (Java & Python) – AWS Cloud

Best Egg; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Best Egg in the United States is seeking a Lead Software Engineer II to design and deliver reliable software, collaborating with senior engineers and architects to build scalable, cloud-native systems on AWS.

You will drive code quality, participate in design discussions, and mentor teammates while focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. 4–6 years of backend experience and strong Java/Python skills are required.

Qualifications

• 4 - 6 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend development experience with Java and Python.
• Solid understanding of SQL, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Working knowledge of AWS cloud architecture, services, and best practices.
• Experience with modern databases (relational and NoSQL) such as DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and container orchestration systems (ECS/EKS preferred).
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as CloudWatch or Datadog.
• Ability to produce clear technical documentation and participate in design discussions.
• Collaboration & Leadership — strong communication and teamwork in Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality software iteratively and incrementally.
• Work closely with senior leaders to shape solutions.
• Ensure software follows modern engineering practices, including clean code, testing, automation, and cloud-native patterns.
• Support continuous improvement in code quality, reliability, performance, and developer experience.
• Build and enhance distributed, event-driven, and cloud-native solutions in AWS.
• Contribute to observability through metrics, logging, tracing, dashboards, and alerts.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, InfoSec, and DevOps to deliver well-aligned solutions.

Skills

Backend development (Java, Python)

Cloud/DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Docker & container orchestration

Observability (CloudWatch, Datadog)

Team leadership & collaboration

Tools

Docker

AWS

DynamoDB

RDS

PostgreSQL

DocumentDB

ECS/EKS

CloudWatch

Datadog

Job description

Best Egg in the United States is seeking a Lead Software Engineer II to design and deliver reliable software, collaborating with senior engineers and architects to build scalable, cloud-native systems on AWS.

You will drive code quality, participate in design discussions, and mentor teammates while focusing on performance, reliability, and maintainability. 4–6 years of backend experience and strong Java/Python skills are required.