Senior Backend Engineer

Agility Partners; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Agility Partners is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join a client team building a cloud-native backend platform from the ground up. The role focuses on designing and implementing distributed systems, APIs, and services at scale, with emphasis on AI-powered customer experiences and personalization.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in enterprise backend development, deep Java expertise, and strong experience with microservices, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), and modern DevOps

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building enterprise-scale backend applications and distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on Java development with microservices and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience deploying cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deep understanding of system architecture, event-driven design patterns, and service integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing (TDD).
• Comfortable in fast-paced environments with evolving requirements.
• Experience leveraging AI tools across the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and scale cloud-native backend services, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to translate opportunities into scalable solutions.
• Drive architecture decisions, platform strategy, and technical planning.
• Build orchestration layers and integrations supporting AI-powered experiences, personalization, and recommendations.
• Implement best practices for automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and software quality.
• Leverage AI-assisted tooling to improve productivity and delivery outcomes.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

Automated testing

TDD

DevOps practices

AI tooling

Job description

Agility Partners is seeking a qualified Senior Backend Engineer to fill an open position with one of our clients. This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed product team building next-generation customer experiences powered by AI, personalization, search, and recommendation technologies. The ideal candidate will help design and build a cloud-native backend platform from the ground up while influencing technical strategy, architecture, and product direction in a greenfield environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and scale cloud-native backend services, APIs, and distributed systems using Java and modern engineering practices.
• Partner with product, design, and engineering teams to translate business opportunities into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive architecture decisions, technical planning, system design reviews, and platform strategy.
• Build orchestration layers and service integrations supporting AI-powered customer experiences, personalization, and recommendation capabilities.
• Implement engineering best practices around automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and software quality.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools and modern DevOps practices to improve productivity and delivery outcomes.

The Ideal Candidate

• 7+ years of experience building enterprise-scale backend applications, APIs, and distributed systems.
• Strong hands-on Java development experience with expertise in microservices and service-oriented architectures.
• Experience designing and deploying scalable cloud-native solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Deep understanding of system architecture, event-driven design patterns, and service integrations.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, TDD, and modern DevOps practices.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-paced environments where requirements are evolving.
• Experience leveraging AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle to improve efficiency and code quality.
• Previous experience with recommendation engines, search platforms, personalization systems, machine learning products, or greenfield platform development is a strong plus.