AWS Backend Engineer Charlotte NC Hybrid or remote EST hours

Ipolarity LLC
Hanover, United States of America
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 114K

Job location

Remote
Hanover, United States of America

Tech stack

Java
API
Agile Methodologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Cloud Engineering
Databases
Continuous Integration
ETL
DevOps
Amazon DynamoDB
MongoDB
Pair Programming
Cloud Services
Akamai
Software Engineering
Data Streaming
Data Processing
Test Driven Development
Spark
Spring-boot
Electronic Medical Records
AWS Lambda
Backend
Concourse
Build Management
Apache Flink
Extreme Programming (XP)
Kafka
Cloud Migration
Api Gateway
Terraform
Jenkins

Job description

Are you passionate about building modern cloud-native applications and transforming enterprise data platforms? We're looking for an experienced AWS Backend Engineer to join a high-impact modernization initiative supporting one of the nation's leading energy companies.

What You'll Do

  • Design and develop scalable backend solutions on AWS.
  • Modernize ETL workflows into event-driven streaming architectures using Kafka and AWS services.
  • Build reusable APIs, backend components, and MVP user stories.
  • Participate in backlog grooming, story mapping, technical design, and solution architecture.
  • Develop across multiple application tiers, including APIs, databases, and cloud services.
  • Leverage DevOps CI/CD pipelines for automated build and deployment using Terraform, Concourse, and Jenkins.
  • Work in an Agile XP environment with pair programming and Test-Driven Development (TDD).
  • Collaborate closely with client teams, providing technical guidance, mentoring, troubleshooting, and knowledge transfer.
  • Break down complex technical challenges into manageable development tasks while maintaining high-quality deliverables.

Requirements

8-12+ years of software development experience including strong cloud development expertise. Hands-on experience with AWS services, including: AWS Lambda, API Gateway, EMR, Glue, Hudi, Kafka, Flink. Strong experience with: Java, Spring Boot, Python / PySpark ETL and data processing Experience with DevOps and CI/CD using Terraform, Concourse, and Jenkins. Experience with AKAMAI. Working knowledge of Spark, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and Aurora. Experience working in Agile, XP, Pair Programming, and TDD environments. Excellent communication, collaboration, mentoring, and problem-solving skills. AWS Associate or AWS Solutions Architect Certification preferred. Ability to understand future-state architecture and provide technical direction to engineering teams. Nice to Have: Experience with Amazon Bedrock. AgentCore Advanced cloud modernization and streaming data architecture experience.

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