Senior Backend Engineer: Real-Time Data & Scalable APIs

Pear Commerce Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 189,592 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Pear Commerce Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable backend systems with Java and modern tech. You will lead real-time monitoring initiatives, manage AWS deployments, and build APIs for real-time inventory and shopper engagement.

The role requires 5+ years in backend, monitoring, and cloud experiences, plus solid CI/CD and Git workflows. This is a full-time position based in New York.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent accepted) in software engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• 5+ years building resilient, scalable backend systems with modern architectures (HTTP REST, GraphQL, stream processing, big data pipelines).
• 5+ years of metrics transparency, real-time monitoring systems, or web scraping pipelines.
• 5+ years with cloud computing (AWS, GCP) and SaaS concepts.
• 3+ years deploying, monitoring, and troubleshooting production systems.
• 3+ years with Git-based version control (GitHub, Bitbucket) and modern CI/CD systems (GitHub Actions, CircleCI, Jenkins).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-performance backend systems using Java and modern technologies.
• Lead initiatives on real-time monitoring, metrics transparency, or data ingestion/web scraping.
• Manage AWS deployments for reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency of infrastructure.
• Implement and optimize APIs enabling real-time inventory and store-level data for shopper engagement.
• Leverage GitHub PR workflows and CI/CD in a multi-repository environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to deliver shopper-first marketing tools and data solutions.

Skills

Backend systems

Real-time monitoring

AWS cloud

Web scraping pipelines

CI/CD pipelines

Git workflows

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or CS

Tools

GraphQL

HTTP REST

GitHub

CircleCI

Jenkins

CI/CD tools

Job description

Pear Commerce Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to design, implement, and maintain scalable backend systems with Java and modern tech. You will lead real-time monitoring initiatives, manage AWS deployments, and build APIs for real-time inventory and shopper engagement.

The role requires 5+ years in backend, monitoring, and cloud experiences, plus solid CI/CD and Git workflows. This is a full-time position based in New York.