Overview
Remote
Up to $60
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
Java
backend development
Springboot
HBase
Cassandra
JVM
Job Details
Title: Distributed Systems Engineer (migration focused)
Pay Rate: $60/hr. W2
Location: Fully remote (Pacific work hours)
Duration: 12 months
Start Date: ASAP
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop high-performance backend services in Java, focusing on scalability and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure data integrity and minimize downtime during the transition.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve performance bottlenecks across the distributed architecture.
- Write clean, well-tested code and contribute to code reviews and architectural decisions.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of backend Java engineering experience, with strong knowledge of concurrency, multithreading, and JVM internals.
- Hands-on experience with distributed data stores like Cassandra, Hbase, and Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS), including architecture, operations, and performance tuning.
- Proven experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
- Experience with container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) and containerization technologies (Docker) for application deployment and scaling.
- Experience with the Hubble platform for system monitoring and performance analysis.
- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose complex issues in distributed systems.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
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