Senior Cloud Backend Engineer - Reliability & Systems

OpportuLand; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

OpportuLand is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own the reliability and operational excellence of a large-scale data platform. You will tackle issues across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments, focusing on observability, security, and core services.

This role requires deep Java experience and strong scripting for automation. Work closely with SRE, support, and product teams to deliver durable fixes, build runbooks, and improve deployment pipelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex issues across cloud and self-managed deployments.
• Own bug fixes and targeted improvements across core services, control plane, security, and observability infrastructure.
• Support automated deployment and integration frameworks for consistent delivery across environments.
• Contribute to cluster lifecycle management, observability, and operational supportability capabilities.
• Collaborate with product engineering to integrate fixes into the main codebase effectively.

Skills

Java

Python

Bash

Distributed systems

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS/Azure/GCP

Networking fundamentals

English communication

AI-assisted development

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Jenkins

ArgoCD

Helm

Terraform

Job description

OpportuLand is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own the reliability and operational excellence of a large-scale data platform. You will tackle issues across cloud, hybrid, and on-prem deployments, focusing on observability, security, and core services.

This role requires deep Java experience and strong scripting for automation. Work closely with SRE, support, and product teams to deliver durable fixes, build runbooks, and improve deployment pipelines.