Senior Backend Developer​/Remote

Title:

Senior Backend Developer

Location:

Fully Remote (East Coast Hours) Duration: 6 months

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join an Agile team responsible for a mission-critical web platform. You’ll work on stabilizing and enhancing existing systems while driving modernization using Java and AWS. This role suits a pragmatic, hands‑on engineer who enjoys owning backend systems end‑to‑end and shaping technical direction in a regulated environment.

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot
• Develop and evolve microservices and REST APIs
• Modernize legacy backend components while ensuring system stability
• Design and optimize Postgre
  
  SQL schemas and queries
• Integrate services with AWS (Lambda, S3, API Gateway, SQS, Event Bridge, etc.)
• Apply event‑driven and cloud‑native patterns to improve scalability and resilience
• Write unit and integration tests and participate in code reviews
• Support production systems, debugging issues and improving observability
• Collaborate closely with Product, Frontend, QA, and Dev Ops teams in an Agile environment

• Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Solid understanding of backend architecture, microservices, and design patterns
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services
• Strong SQL skills and experience with PostgreSQL
• Experience working with legacy systems and incremental modernization
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerized deployments
• Financial Services or Wealth Management experience is a plus
• Ownership mindset and strong problem‑solving skills

• Languages & Frameworks:
  Java 23, Spring Boot 3.x
• Architecture:
  Microservices, REST APIs, event‑driven systems
• Database:
  PostgreSQL
• Cloud: AWS
• Dev Ops:
  Git, Gradle, Docker, CI/CD
• Observability:
  New Relic, Elasticsearch
• Productivity:
  Git Hub Copilot