Senior Back-End Java Developer with AWS - Full remote - Contractor in USD

United States Digital Space LLC; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC seeks a Senior Back-End Java Developer with AWS to join an international team. The role focuses on building and maintaining a Java-based system, delivering robust backend services, and ensuring test-driven quality.

Responsibilities include collaborating with the cloud team to deploy on AWS, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and contributing to a scalable, secure architecture. Strong English communication is essential for cross‑border coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of Java development experience.
• 2+ years in DEVOPS with CI/CD, deployments automation and production support.
• 2+ years AWS experience including networking, compute and storage.
• Experience with test cases and test automation.
• Excellent spoken and written English capability.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the technical implementation, maintenance and support of a specified Java based system.
• Develop backend functionalities according to business specs.
• Write unit and functional tests; ensure a high quality delivered work.
• Work with the central cloud team to design and deploy a modern, highly available architecture in AWS.
• Efficiently collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.

Skills

Java development

DevOps collaboration

Test automation

English proficiency

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor or Master degree

Tools

AWS

Java frameworks (Hibernate, Spring Boot)

ElasticSearch

Docker

JUnit

Swagger

CloudFormation

OIDC

Job description

Category: IT Services

Location

For an international organization in Geneva, Switzerland, we are urgently looking for a Senior Back-End Java Developer with AWS. Software development languages and tools that will be used during development: Java, Hibernate, Spring Boot, ElasticSearch, IaC using AWS CloudFormation, Docker, Junit, OIDC, Swagger.

Candidates need to be willing to work normal office hours in Europe. Example 8 AM European time equals 11:30 AM Sri Lanka time.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Contribute to the technical implementation, maintenance and support of a specified Java based system;
• Develop backend functionalities according to business specs;
• Write unit and functional tests; ensure a high quality delivered work;
• Work with the central cloud team to design and eventually deploy a modern, highly available, and efficient architecture in AWS cloud;
• Efficiently collaborate with other team members and stakeholders;

Profile

• Bachelor or Master degree;
• +5/+10 years of experience in development and deployment of major IT systems based on Java technologies;
• +2 years as member of a DEVOPS team, dealing with deployments automation, CICD pipelines, production support and operations;
• +2 years working extensively in AWS with networking, compute and storage services;
• Extensive experience with test cases and test automation;
• Excellent communication skills and proficiency in spoken and written English;

Location: Remote;

Salary/Day price: Depending on experience;