Java Backend Engineer
Summary
Remote (Brazil-based) Java backend engineer hired via Encora for Coforge, an IT services firm. Day to day: designing, building, testing and documenting distributed, multi-threaded microservices on AWS serverless infrastructure (Lambda, SQS, API Gateway, EKS), using AI tools like Claude, and mentoring junior engineers.
Job Title: Java Backend Engineer
Key Skills: Java, Microservices, AWS IaaS, Amazon SQS, Amazon API Gateway
Location: Brazil
Mode: Remote
We at Coforge are hiring Java Backend Engineer with the following skill set.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, implement, test, and document distributed software applications, tools, systems and services;
- Translate functional requirements into robust, efficient, supportable solutions that work well within the overall system architecture;
- Participate in the full development cycle, end-to-end, from design, implementation, and testing to documentation, delivery, and maintenance;
- Produce comprehensive, usable software documentation;
- Leverage AI tools (Claude) to assist with daily tasks, including code writing, refactoring, test generation, and documentation;
- Evaluate and make decisions around the use of new or existing software products and tools;
- Mentor junior development engineers;
- Must have in-depth knowledge of software architecture, high-level Java programming skills, and experience with network design;
- Design scalable architecture to handle the company’s current and future software application needs.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, distributed software applications, tools and systems;
- Object Oriented Design;
- Java;
- AWS Services: Lambda, Cognito, RDS, SQS, EC2, EKS, Step Functions, API Gateway and VPC;
- AWS Serverless Architecture;
- Microservices Architecture;
- Optimizing algorithms;
- Knowledge of data structures and algorithm;
- Claude.
Posted On: 5-11-2026
At Coforge, we hire professionals based solely on their skills and do not discriminate based on age, disability, religion, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or nationality.
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