Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Python)
Key Skills: Java, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, Microservices, REST APIs, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, SQL/NoSQL
Experience: +5 YOE.
Location: Costa Rica
Mode: Remote.
We at Coforge are hiring Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Python) (#19519) with the following skill set.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and microservices using Java and Python within cloud-native and containerized environments.
- Build, deploy, and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes (K8S/K3S), Helm, and cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, and on-premises environments.
- Develop and optimize RESTful APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and database integrations while ensuring system reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve platform stability, security, and operational excellence through observability tools, automation, and infrastructure best practices.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of backend software engineering experience delivering enterprise or cloud-native applications.
- Strong hands-on experience with Java and Python backend development.
- Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices architectures.
- Hands-on expertise with Kubernetes (K8S/K3S), Docker, container orchestration, and cloud-native deployments.
- Experience deploying and managing workloads in AWS, Azure, or hybrid/on-premises cloud environments.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools and practices including Jenkins, GitLab Runner, automated testing, and deployment workflows.
- Experience designing and working with SQL and NoSQL databases while ensuring performance and data integrity.
- Strong troubleshooting, debugging, scalability, and performance optimization skills in distributed systems.
- Experience working in Agile environments with strong collaboration, communication, and mentoring capabilities.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
- Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools including Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK Stack.
- Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Ray, Spark, or Dask.
- Knowledge of Kafka, event-driven architectures, Kubernetes autoscaling (KEDA), or serverless computing.
Posted On: 14-05-2026
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.