Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optomi, in partnership with a global family entertainment technology company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for a long-term contract opportunity. The role focuses on building scalable cloud-native backend systems, microservices, event-driven applications, enterprise integrations, and search capabilities using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and related technologies.
Responsibilities
- Building greenfield capabilities on strategic, high-visibility initiatives
- Working with modern backend technologies including Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka/SNS/SQS, and MongoDB
- Designing scalable microservices and event-driven applications
- Building platforms that support our client's digital content ecosystem
- Solving complex integration and search challenges across multiple enterprise systems
- Collaborating with highly technical engineering and product teams
- Fully remote engagement
Skills
- 6+ years of backend software engineering experience
- Strong Java or Kotlin development experience
- Extensive experience with Spring Boot and microservices architecture
- Experience building RESTful APIs
- Experience developing cloud-native applications on AWS
- Experience building event-driven systems using Kafka, SNS, or SQS
- Experience working with distributed systems and asynchronous messaging
- Strong understanding of software design patterns and backend architecture
- Experience working in Agile environments
- OpenSearch or Elasticsearch (preferred)
- MongoDB (preferred)
- GraphQL exposure (preferred)
- AWS Lambda (preferred)
- AWS API Gateway (preferred)
- AWS Step Functions (preferred)
- Digital asset management or content management platforms (preferred)
- Media, streaming, or entertainment industry experience (preferred)
Benefits
- Fully remote engagement
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