Backend Cloud Engineer

Position Overview:

As a Backend Cloud Engineer , you will play a crucial role in developing and maintaining scalable backend services for our cloud platform. You will leverage your expertise in Java, Spring Boot, microservices architecture, and AWS cloud technologies to build reliable, high-performance systems that serve millions of users. Additionally, you will work closely with our DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration and smooth deployment of services on AWS cloud infrastructure, including EKS and EKL.

Key Responsibilities:

• Backend Development: Design, develop, and maintain high-performance microservices using Spring Boot and Java 17 to support our cloud-based applications.
• Microservices Architecture: Architect, implement, and optimize microservices to handle large-scale systems and ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Cloud Infrastructure: Develop, deploy, and manage applications on AWS Cloud , including using EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service) and EKL (Elastic Kubernetes Logging) for containerized applications and logging.
• API Design & Integration: Design and implement RESTful APIs to connect microservices and integrate with other systems.
• Monitoring & Logging: Use Splunk and other monitoring tools to ensure proactive monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting of cloud infrastructure and services.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including DevOps, QA, and frontend engineers, to deliver seamless, end-to-end solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Optimize backend code and database queries for speed and efficiency to ensure low-latency, high-throughput processing.
• Security & Compliance: Follow best practices for secure coding, compliance, and data privacy within the cloud environment.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the team's knowledge base, improve processes, and mentor junior engineers.
• Required Qualifications:
• Experience: 10+ years of experience in backend engineering, with a focus on cloud-based applications and microservices architectures.
• Programming Languages: Strong proficiency in Java 17 and experience with Spring Boot for building backend services.
• Microservices: Solid understanding of microservices design patterns , service discovery, and inter-service communication using RESTful APIs.
• Cloud Experience: Hands-on experience with AWS Cloud , specifically EKS , EKL , IAM , and Lambda .
• Containerization: Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and managing microservices.
• Logging & Monitoring: Experience with Splunk or similar logging/monitoring tools (e.g., ELK stack).
• Database Knowledge: Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, including design, optimization, and performance tuning.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
• Version Control: Proficient with Git for version control and team collaboration.
• Agile Methodologies: Familiar with Agile software development practices and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced AWS Services: Experience with additional AWS services such as SQS , SNS , RDS , DynamoDB , CloudWatch , etc.
• Advanced Logging & Metrics: Knowledge of Splunk , Prometheus , or similar for enhanced observability and monitoring.
• DevOps: Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation .
• Security Best Practices: Knowledge of secure coding practices and experience with AWS security services (e.g., IAM, KMS).
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).