Cloud Applications Developer

Cloud Applications Developer – Komatsu

Locations: Chicago, Illinois, USA;
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Employment type: Full‑time, Onsite (four days per week) with one remote day.

This development‑focused position centers on building modern, cloud‑native applications with an emphasis on advanced Elasticsearch engineering. The role includes designing, developing, and optimizing Elasticsearch‑driven capabilities that power high‑performance search, analytics, and data integration across the enterprise. You’ll work with Azure PaaS services, containerized architectures, and contribute to both backend and frontend development, ensuring clean, scalable, and maintainable code.

Success also requires a strong foundation in Dev Ops automation to support continuous integration, deployment, and operational excellence. This is an ideal opportunity for developers passionate about crafting intelligent, data‑driven solutions and working across the full cloud development stack.

• Maintain, monitor, and optimize Elasticsearch instances to ensure high performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Design and implement Elasticsearch indices, mappings, and data models to support advanced search and analytics capabilities.
• Develop and manage Elasticsearch search templates using Mustache scripts to enable dynamic and reusable query structures.
• Build and automate data ingestion pipelines from multiple data sources into Elasticsearch using APIs, Azure services, and custom integrations.
• Ensure proper security, access control, and performance tuning across Elasticsearch clusters.
• Collaborate with development and data teams to integrate Elasticsearch within cloud‑native applications, enhancing data search and discovery features.
• Lead hands‑on application development across frontend, backend, and cloud components, covering planning, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Design and implement modern, scalable solutions leveraging Azure PaaS services such as AKS, ACA.
• Utilize containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes to develop and manage microservices‑oriented applications.
• Integrate AI tools and services to automate processes and enhance applications with intelligent features.
• Apply secure coding practices and implement SAST tools and Wiz for continuous security validation.
• Adopt identity‑based access controls and integrate with Azure AD to safeguard cloud resources.
• Develop and execute comprehensive monitoring and observability strategies using Azure Monitor and Dynatrace for proactive system health tracking.
• Collaborate closely with developers, architects, external vendors, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment of technical solutions with project objectives.
• Plan, assign, and review work done by other team members to maintain code quality and development velocity.
• Prepare and maintain detailed design documentation, technical architecture diagrams, and implementation guides to support ongoing knowledge sharing and cross‑functional understanding.

• Experience developing and integrating Elasticsearch solutions within cloud‑native applications to enable advanced search, analytics, and data discovery.
• Knowledge of containerization using Docker and Kubernetes with deployment experience in microservices‑based environments.
• Experience with Azure PaaS services, AKS, ACA, and related cloud infrastructure.
• Understanding of AI/ML integration, applying AI services to streamline workflows and provide intelligent features.
• Bonus:
  Experience in mobile app development using native tools for iOS and Android.
• Incorporating testing into all aspects of development—unit, functional, and integration testing.
• Awareness of cloud security practices, including identity‑based access controls, role‑based access management, and secure coding standards.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, developed through participation in agile, cross‑functional teams.

Base pay: $120,000 (final offer considers experience, location, and other factors).

• Health benefits:
  
  Medical, dental, vision, HSA, wellness programs, etc.
• 401(k) and/or employee savings programs.
• Employee time off (vacation and designated holidays).
• Employee and family assistance programs.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Employee learning and development programs.

Komatsu embraces a diverse and inclusive environment, committed to advancing diversity and inclusion across all levels of the organization.

Komatsu is an Equal Opportunity Workplace and an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.