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Talener
United States · Contract · Entry
We are seeking a Senior Java Engineer to support a large-scale, cloud-native platform within a well-established organization operating at the intersection of technology and digital media. This is a 6-month contract role based in New York City, working in a structured hybrid environment. The ideal candidate is a senior-level backend engineer with deep Java and AWS experience who is comfortable building and maintaining scalable, production-grade systems. U.S. work authorization is required. No visa sponsorship is available at this time.

Job Title: Senior Java Engineer (Contract)

Location: New York City (Hybrid)

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java within a modern cloud-based architecture
  • Build and maintain RESTful web services, supporting high-availability, distributed systems
  • Develop cloud-native applications leveraging core AWS services and containerized environments
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and platform teams to support system scalability, performance, and reliability
  • Contribute to infrastructure automation efforts using infrastructure-as-code tools
  • Participate in CI/CD workflows to support reliable and repeatable deployments
  • Support database design, query optimization, and performance tuning efforts for enterprise applications

Required Skills & Experience

  • Strong backend engineering experience with Java in production environments
  • Experience building and supporting applications on AWS
  • Hands-on experience developing RESTful APIs and backend services
  • Working knowledge of Spring / Spring Boot frameworks
  • Experience with containerized applications (Docker; ECS or similar)
  • Familiarity with infrastructure automation and IaC tools (Terraform preferred)
  • Experience supporting cloud-native, distributed systems
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented design and scalable application architecture
  • Comfort working with relational databases, including query optimization
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern deployment workflows
  • Proficiency using Git-based version control in team environments

Compensation

  • Hourly Rate: $85/hour
  • Contract Length: 6 months

Additional Information

  • Hybrid schedule: 3 days onsite per week in NYC
  • Every third week is fully remote
  • During onsite weeks, two in-office days are fixed and the third onsite day is flexible and chosen by the engineer
  • Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States — no visa sponsorship available

For more information or to apply, contact Andrew Gallagher at [email protected]

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Posted
Jan 08, 2026
Type
Contract
Level
Entry
Location
New York
Company
Talener

Industries

Information Technology & Services

Categories

Engineering

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