Senior Java/Go Backend Engineer — Microservices & AWS

Luxoft; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise-scale microservices in Java and Go within AWS and Kubernetes environments. You will develop RESTful APIs, Kafka-driven workflows, and drive modernization across distributed systems.

You will own production support, improve CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on PI/sprint delivery in an Agile setup. Experience with Couchbase, DynamoDB, Redis/Valkey, and OpenSearch/Grafana for

Qualifications

• Strong backend experience in Java and Go.
• Microservices, REST API design and event-driven architecture.
• Kafka (AWS MSK) experience.
• NoSQL databases (Couchbase and DynamoDB), Redis/Valkey caching, and SQL.
• AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, MSK; CDK a plus).
• Kubernetes deployment and operations, blue/green or canary releases.
• Scalable, fault-tolerant system design.
• CI/CD (Jenkins/Spinnaker-style pipelines).
• Strong communication and problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and operate backend microservices in Java and Golang.
• Build APIs and Kafka event-driven workflows for large distributed systems.
• Modernize and migrate services (e.g., Java to Go, Couchbase to DynamoDB).
• Own production support, monitoring and KTLO work.
• Work with Agile cross-functional teams on PI/sprint delivery.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines and automation.

Skills

Java

Go

Microservices

REST APIs

Event-driven

Kafka (AWS MSK)

NoSQL (Couchbase, DynamoDB)

Redis/Valkey caching

SQL

AWS (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, MSK)

CDK

Kubernetes

CI/CD (Jenkins/Spinnaker)

Distributed systems

Communication & problem solving

Tools

OpenSearch

Splunk

Grafana

Job description

Luxoft is seeking a senior backend engineer to design, build, and operate enterprise-scale microservices in Java and Go within AWS and Kubernetes environments. You will develop RESTful APIs, Kafka-driven workflows, and drive modernization across distributed systems.

You will own production support, improve CI/CD pipelines, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on PI/sprint delivery in an Agile setup. Experience with Couchbase, DynamoDB, Redis/Valkey, and OpenSearch/Grafana for