Senior Backend Engineer — Big Data & AI on AWS

Unisys; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unisys in Rockville, MD is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems for a regulatory data platform, leveraging distributed microservices, big data tools, and AWS infrastructure.

You will lead by example, write high-quality code, and drive architectural decisions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives and delivery milestones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years professional software engineering experience with leadership
• 3+ years data engineering, Python/Scala/Java, and SQL
• 2+ years building with Hadoop/Spark/Presto
• Experience developing REST services and complex SQL

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions in Agile with microservices
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions
• Build high-performance API platforms on AWS with big data access
• Leverage AI tools to enhance development efficiency and code quality
• Stay current with AI/ML trends and contribute to technology communities
• Own deliverables with customer-centric focus

Skills

Big Data expertise

Backend engineer

Production support mindset

Communication / leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

AWS

Spark

Presto

Hadoop

SQL

RESTful services

Jenkins

Job description

Unisys in Rockville, MD is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable backend systems for a regulatory data platform, leveraging distributed microservices, big data tools, and AWS infrastructure.

You will lead by example, write high-quality code, and drive architectural decisions while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives and delivery milestones.