Date Posted: 07/17/2025
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 485635
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Title: Senior AWS JAVA Backend Software Engineer
Job Location: Chicago, IL, USA, 60603
Work Model: Onsite
Shift: onsite
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 10
Min Hourly Rate($): 80.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 80.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, Cucumber, Java, MySQL, Selenium
Experience Desired: 8+ years of professional Java development experience (8 yrs); 3+ years of hands-on AWS experience (3 yrs); designed and deployed applications using microservices architecture (3 yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Job Description
Required Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 8+ years of software development experience OR
• Master’s degree in Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of software development experience
Required Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
• 8+ years (6+ with Master’s) in Java development
• 3+ years in AWS: CloudFormation, ECS, Lambda, Fargate, ElasticSearch, S3, IAM
• Cloud & DevOps: CI/CD (Jenkins, Azure DevOps), cloud-native development (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Databases: Relational (MySQL, Oracle) & NoSQL (DynamoDB, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis)
• System Design & Architecture: Microservices, Event-driven, MVC. RESTful APIs (Swagger, Postman)
• Testing & QA: TDD/BDD (Selenium, Cucumber)
• Computer Science Fundamentals: Strong knowledge of data structures and algorithms
Required Soft Skills:
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Strong collaboration and problem-solving mindset
• Passion for technology and continuous learning
Position Summary:
• Design, develop, and maintain high-complexity software applications (mobile, web, cloud, server)
• Lead problem-solving, system integration, and infrastructure change management
• Work in an Agile/Scrum environment, participating in daily standups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Provide technical leadership in debugging, testing, and deploying scalable solutions
• Collaborative Agile team with cross-functional interactions
• Fast-paced, innovation-driven culture
Reason for Hiring:
• Backfill to maintain team capacity and project momentum
Disqualifiers (Red Flags)
• No backend/cloud experience (front-end-only resumes will not qualify)
• Missing current location (must be listed; relocation at candidate’s expense must be stated)
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
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