Senior Backend Engineer

Senior Backend Engineer (Whippany, NJ, 07981) | 05/05/2026 Easy Apply

Job Code :

JPC - 68412

Job Description

Recruiter Note:

USC, GC Local or Nearby state only (NY, NJ, CT) Hybrid Senior Backend Engineer, Whippany, NJ 6+ Months Contract

Bill Rate:

$90/hr. Pay rate:- $60-65/hr.

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Client is IBM

Key Skills:

Cloud, DevOps, Java/Python, MicroServices, Streaming/Messaging/Kafka Please respond to this email while sending profiles for the below requirement.

Location:

Whippany, NJ

Cost:

$90/hr on net 120

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities Design, develop, and maintain scalable, cloud‑native backend services Build and support event‑driven and asynchronous systems using streaming and messaging platforms(Kafka) Engineer low‑latency, high‑throughput systems with strong resiliency and fault tolerance Optimize performance for compute‑ and data‑intensive workloads Collaborate with platform, DevOps, and Front office teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions Participate in architecture reviews, code reviews, and production readiness assessments Troubleshoot production issues and drive performance, reliability, and scalability improvements Contribute to engineering standards, best practices, and mentoring Required Skills & Experience 6-10+ years of experience in backend software engineering Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or similar backend languages Solid experience building microservices and REST / async APIs Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and scalability patterns Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Experience with event streaming / messaging systems (Kafka or equivalent) Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to work in complex, evolving systems Good to Have High‑Performance Computing (HPC) experience, including performance tuning, parallelism, or compute‑intensive workloads Experience using Redis for caching, pub/sub, or distributed state management Strong working knowledge of Apache Kafka, including producers/consumers, schemas, and stream processing Experience with Symphony‑based integrations or platforms (messaging, workflows, or automation) Basic to intermediate exposure to C++, or comfort understanding and modifying C++ code Experience with low‑latency / real‑time systems Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and modern CI/CD pipelines