Senior Backend Java Engineer (Contract) for Cloud APIs

Mainz Brady Group; United States; On-site; USD 123,984 - 227,304; Full time

Job summary

Mainz Brady Group is seeking a Senior Backend Java Engineer to design, build, and support scalable, high-availability backend services in an enterprise environment. This role blends hands-on development with leadership, architecture, mentoring, and production support.

The ideal candidate has strong Java, cloud-native AWS experience, and a track record building distributed systems and RESTful APIs. The position focuses on designing and implementing robust backend services, collaborating with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of backend Java development experience in production environments.
• Strong experience building RESTful APIs and distributed backend services.
• Experience with AWS, Kafka (or similar messaging platforms), Docker, Jenkins, and Git.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend applications and REST APIs using Java.
• Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and root cause analysis.
• Build and support distributed, event-driven systems using Kafka, SQS, or similar messaging technologies.
• Develop cloud-native applications leveraging AWS services such as S3, DynamoDB, SNS, and SQS.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Git, Jenkins, Docker, and related DevOps tools.
• Monitor production systems using Datadog or similar observability platforms and participate in on-call support.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices, code quality, and Agile development.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

AWS

Kafka

Docker

Jenkins

Git

Datadog

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Jenkins

Git

Job description

Mainz Brady Group is seeking a Senior Backend Java Engineer to design, build, and support scalable, high-availability backend services in an enterprise environment. This role blends hands-on development with leadership, architecture, mentoring, and production support.

The ideal candidate has strong Java, cloud-native AWS experience, and a track record building distributed systems and RESTful APIs. The position focuses on designing and implementing robust backend services, collaborating with