Senior Backend Software Engineer – Metadata Platforms, Java, Python, AWS

aKUBE

Senior Backend Software Engineer developing scalable backend services for metadata platforms. Leading technical design and mentoring engineers with a strong focus on Java, Python, and AWS.

Posted 4/15/2026contractSeattle • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $96 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSJavaMySQLPostgresPython

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build scalable backend services for metadata ingestion, association, aggregation, normalization, and distribution
Lead technical design and implementation of new features
Develop clean, maintainable, and high-quality code
Partner with engineering leadership and project teams on delivery planning and execution
Identify system and workflow improvements to increase reliability and scalability
Support and mentor junior and mid-level engineers
Contribute to systems that manage large-scale content metadata for downstream platform use

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of backend software engineering experience
Strong Java and Python development experience
Strong AWS experience
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
Experience building backend services and APIs
Experience with event-driven or pub/sub architecture
Experience with relational databases such as MySQL or PostgreSQL

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Comp & perks

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Design and build scalable backend services for metadata ingestion, association, aggregation, normalization, and distribution
Lead technical design and implementation of new features
Develop clean, maintainable, and high-quality code
Partner with engineering leadership and project teams on delivery planning and execution
Identify system and workflow improvements to increase reliability and scalability
Support and mentor junior and mid-level engineers
Contribute to systems that manage large-scale content metadata for downstream platform use 🎯 Requirements
5+ years of backend software engineering experience
Strong Java and Python development experience
Strong AWS experience
Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented programming
Experience building backend services and APIs
Experience with event-driven or pub/sub architecture
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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaPythonAWSdata structuresalgorithmsobject-oriented programmingbackend servicesAPIsevent-driven architecturepub/sub architecture

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproblem-solving