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# Senior Software Engineer / Java / Spring / Kotlin / AWS / PaaS

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, High-Level Architecture, Python (Programming Language), Platform as a Service (PAAS), Software Engineering, Kotlin, Docker
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=02fd5e3a79523bcb

## About the Role

A well-established software company is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join a growing product-focused engineering team. This role functions more like a tech lead, with involvement across the full software development lifecycle including high-level design, customer communication, implementation, and QA. Engineers must be comfortable owning quality end to end. This is a prototyping heavy environment with a build/release/fix cadence rather than a TDD approach. This role is full-time, 5 days onsite. Required Skills & Experience

 * 10+ years of experience
 * Java/Spring
 * Kotlin
 * Docker
 * AWS
 * AI knowledge

Desired Skills & Experience

 * Python
 * Leadership experience
 * Design side of projects, Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.



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