Backend Lead Developer

We are looking for Backend Lead Developer for our client in

Hanover, NJ Job Title:

Backend Lead Developer Job Location:

Hanover, NJ Job Type:

Contract Job Overview:

Pay Range:

$55hr - $60hr Seeking an experienced Backend Lead Developer to design, develop, and support scalable cloud-native backend systems and distributed services. The ideal candidate will lead backend engineering initiatives focused on high-performance, low-latency, and event-driven architectures while collaborating with cross-functional technology and business teams.

Requirement/Must Have:

Strong experience in backend software engineering. Proficiency in Java, Python, or similar backend programming languages. Experience building microservices and REST or asynchronous APIs. Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and resiliency patterns. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Experience with event streaming and messaging systems such as Kafka. Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Experience working within complex and evolving technology environments. Strong understanding of low-latency and high-throughput system design principles.

Experience:

Experience with High-Performance Computing environments, performance tuning, or compute-intensive workloads preferred. Experience using Redis for caching, pub/sub, or distributed state management. Strong knowledge of Apache Kafka including producers, consumers, schemas, and stream processing. Experience with Symphony-based integrations, workflows, or automation platforms preferred. Exposure to C++ development or ability to understand and modify C++ code. Experience with low-latency or real-time systems. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines preferred.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable cloud-native backend services. Build and support event-driven and asynchronous systems using streaming and messaging platforms. Engineer low-latency, high-throughput systems with resiliency and fault tolerance. Optimize performance for compute-intensive and data-intensive workloads. Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and Front Office teams to deliver end-to-end technical solutions. Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and production readiness assessments. Troubleshoot production issues and drive improvements in performance, reliability, and scalability. Contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and mentoring initiatives. Support continuous improvement of backend platforms and distributed systems architecture.

Should Have:

Strong leadership and mentoring capabilities. Experience working in real-time or financial technology environments. Strong analytical and architectural design skills. Ability to work effectively within Agile and collaborative development teams.

Skills:

Java. Python. Microservices Architecture. REST APIs. Distributed Systems. Apache Kafka. Redis. AWS. Azure. Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform). Docker. Kubernetes. CI/CD Pipelines. Event-Driven Architecture. High-Performance Computing. C++. Real-Time Systems. Performance Optimization.

Qualification And Education:

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.