Senior Backend Software Engineer – Metadata Platforms (Java, Python, AWS) - 1601

City: Santa Monica/Seattle/San Francisco/NYC

Onsite/ Hybrid/ Remote: Hybrid (4 days onsite per week, no flexibility)

Duration: ​12 Months

Rate Range: Upto $96/hr on W2

Work Authorization: GC, USC, All valid EADs except OPT, CPT, H1B

Must Have:

• 5 years of backend software engineering experience

• Strong Java and Python development experience

• Strong AWS experience

• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming

• Experience building backend services and APIs

• Experience with event-driven or pub/sub architecture

• Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL

Responsibilities:

• Design and build scalable backend services for metadata ingestion, association, aggregation, normalization, and distribution

• Lead technical design and implementation of new features

• Develop clean, maintainable, and high-quality code

• Partner with engineering leadership and project teams on delivery planning and execution

• Identify system and workflow improvements to increase reliability and scalability

• Support and mentor junior and mid-level engineers

• Contribute to systems that manage large-scale content metadata for downstream platform use

Qualifications:

• 5 years of software development experience

• Strong backend engineering background; this is not a data engineering role

• Hands-on experience with Java, Python, and AWS services such as Lambda, Kinesis, SQS/SNS, and DynamoDB

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases

• Experience with Kafka, Kinesis, or similar event-driven systems

• Strong computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and software design

• Ability to work independently and solve complex technical problems

• STEM degree required

Nice to Have:

• Spring Boot

• DynamoDB

• PostgreSQL

• Kafka

• Kinesis

• Neo4j

• Terraform

• GraphQL

• Some front-end exposure