Senior Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Kotlin & AWS

Valiant Technologies LLC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and manage cloud-native backend platforms.

You will work hands-on to build scalable microservices with Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, WebFlux, AWS, and Terraform, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and performance.

This role emphasizes minimal supervision, IaC practices, and a strong focus on observability and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Hands-on backend engineer with end-to-end responsibilities.
• Experience with cloud-native platforms and AWS.
• Proficient in Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and WebFlux.
• Familiar with Terraform and IaC practices.
• Ability to deploy, monitor, and optimize backend services.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend platform services and APIs.
• Build cloud-native microservices using Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and WebFlux.
• Deploy and manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform.
• Provision AWS resources via IaC and troubleshoot.
• Configure and manage containerized apps on AWS ECS.
• Collaborate with architecture and platform teams for high availability.
• Optimize performance, scalability, resilience; implement observability and monitoring.
• Participate in code reviews and production support.

Skills

Backend development

Tools

Kotlin

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

WebFlux

AWS

Terraform

AWS ECS

Job description

Valiant Technologies LLC in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and manage cloud-native backend platforms.

You will work hands-on to build scalable microservices with Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, WebFlux, AWS, and Terraform, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and performance.

This role emphasizes minimal supervision, IaC practices, and a strong focus on observability and operational excellence.