Senior Backend Engineer: Big Data on AWS (Remote)

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA, Inc.); Rockville (MD); Remote; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Part time

Job summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment. The role is fully remote and centers on building backend systems for a platform that analyzes U.S. market integrity and processes billions of daily events in the cloud.

You will lead with strong code, work with Hadoop/Spark/Presto on AWS, and apply AI tools across the full software lifecycle to drive innovation and performance. A collaborative, high‑impact environment awaits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with leadership.
• 3+ years of hands-on development in Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or SQL.
• 2+ years building REST/web services and writing complex SQL.
• Proficiency with DevOps and CI/CD practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and support distributed microservices and big data pipelines.
• Build high-performance API platforms on AWS and optimize at scale.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives.
• Leverage AI tools across the full SDLC to improve quality and speed.

Skills

Big data tech

AWS EMR

Java

JavaScript/TypeScript

SQL

REST APIs

DevOps CI/CD

Unix Shell

Python

LLM tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hive/Presto

Spark

Hadoop

Jenkins

CloudFormation

Kiro / Copilot-like tools

AWS (EMR, EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS)

Job description

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer for a CONTRACT assignment. The role is fully remote and centers on building backend systems for a platform that analyzes U.S. market integrity and processes billions of daily events in the cloud.

You will lead with strong code, work with Hadoop/Spark/Presto on AWS, and apply AI tools across the full software lifecycle to drive innovation and performance. A collaborative, high‑impact environment awaits.