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Backend Engineer – Advanced

MSys Inc.

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Location
Jersey City, NJ
Schedule
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Job overview

MSys Inc. seeks a Backend Engineer to design, develop, test, and maintain production-grade software using Java and/or Python on AWS. The role builds backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications; supports production systems; and contributes to architecture, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code. The engineer collaborates across product, QA, SRE, operations, and security teams, and uses AI-assisted engineering tools for coding, testing, troubleshooting, and reviews.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Java or PythonObject-Oriented ProgrammingData Structures and AlgorithmsBackend DevelopmentAWSTerraformInfrastructure as CodeCloud Deployment and OperationsSQLNoSQL DatabasesData ModelingREST APIsMicroservices ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureService DesignCI/CD PipelinesAutomation ToolsSoftware Development Life CycleSecure CodingApplication MonitoringLogging and ObservabilityError HandlingPerformance OptimizationApache KafkaAWS SQS/SNSAWS KinesisIBM MQDockergRPCAutomated Testing FrameworksUnit and Integration TestingTest-Driven DevelopmentMetrics and Distributed TracingModern Observability

Qualifications

6+ Years Software Engineering ExperienceProduction Support ExperienceAgile Environment Experience

Full job description

**** Webcam interview followed by In-person interview *** Long term project Linkedin Must

Job Description Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, and maintain production-grade software solutions using Java and/or Python on AWS.

  • Build scalable backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications.

  • Write secure, high-quality, maintainable code and participate in peer code reviews.

  • Troubleshoot and resolve production issues through root-cause analysis.

  • Contribute to software architecture, system design, and technical discussions.

  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code solutions.

  • Utilize AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly for coding, testing, troubleshooting, and code reviews.

  • Collaborate with Product, QA, SRE, Operations, and Security teams.

  • Document technical decisions and share knowledge across the engineering team.

Required Skills Programming & Development

  • Java and/or Python

  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

  • Data Structures & Algorithms

  • Backend Application Development

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS Cloud Services

  • Terraform

  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

  • Cloud Deployment & Operations

Databases

  • Relational Databases (SQL)

  • NoSQL Databases

  • Data Modeling

APIs & Architecture

  • REST APIs

  • Microservices Architecture

  • Event-Driven Architecture

  • Service Design

DevOps & SDLC

  • CI/CD Pipelines

  • Automation Tools

  • Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Security & Reliability

  • Secure Coding Practices

  • Application Monitoring

  • Logging & Observability

  • Error Handling & Performance Optimization

Experience

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience

  • Hands-on production support experience

  • Experience working independently and collaboratively in agile environments

Preferred Skills

  • Apache Kafka

  • AWS SQS/SNS

  • AWS Kinesis

  • IBM MQ / Message Queues

  • Docker & Containerization

  • gRPC

  • Automated Testing Frameworks

  • Unit Testing & Integration Testing

  • Test-Driven Development (TDD)

  • Metrics & Distributed Tracing

  • Modern Observability Practices

How this job compares

Set against the 3,131 open Backend Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • New Jersey median$138–214K/yr30 salary ranges
  • US median$60–70/hr26 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 38 open Backend Engineer jobs in New Jersey and 3,131 across the US. 12% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New Jersey
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Backend Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,563 postings).
Education
756 of the 3,131 open Backend Engineer jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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