Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud-Native Kotlin Microservices

Robotic Technologies Automation; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Robotic Technologies Automation in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain cloud-native backend platforms using Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, WebFlux, AWS, and Terraform.

You will build cloud-native microservices, manage IaC deployments with Terraform, and run containerized apps on AWS ECS, collaborating with architecture teams to ensure highly available, scalable systems and strong observability across the stack.

Qualifications

• Hands-on engineer able to design, develop, deploy and manage backend services.
• Experience building cloud-native backend platforms and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend platform services and APIs.
• Build cloud-native microservices using Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and WebFlux.
• Deploy, configure, and manage AWS infrastructure using Terraform.
• Provision AWS resources manually through IaC practices and troubleshoot infrastructure issues.
• Configure, deploy, and manage containerized applications on AWS ECS.
• Collaborate with architecture and platform teams to ensure highly available systems.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Implement best practices around observability, monitoring, logging, and operations.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and production support activities.

Skills

Backend development

Cloud-native design

System design

Kotlin

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

WebFlux

AWS

Terraform

AWS ECS

Tools

Kotlin

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

WebFlux

AWS

Terraform

AWS ECS

Job description

Robotic Technologies Automation in Jersey City, NJ seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, deploy, and maintain cloud-native backend platforms using Kotlin, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, WebFlux, AWS, and Terraform.

You will build cloud-native microservices, manage IaC deployments with Terraform, and run containerized apps on AWS ECS, collaborating with architecture teams to ensure highly available, scalable systems and strong observability across the stack.