About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, IT.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is hiring an entry-level Software Engineer to design, build, and operate backend services and cloud-native applications. This role focuses on backend development, reliability, and observability for production systems.

• Design, develop, test, and maintain backend software that meets customer and business needs
• Build and operate scalable, reliable, and secure services in AWS (Lambda, EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, DocumentDB)
• Develop microservices and event-driven applications using modern best practices
• Troubleshoot production issues and participate in incident resolution
• Create and maintain monitoring dashboards, metrics, and alerts to meet SLOs
• Participate in system design and architectural discussions with engineers and product teams
• Continuously improve observability, operational processes, and system performance

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline
• 0–2 years professional software engineering experience (entry-level)
• Experience developing applications in Java, Go, or another object-oriented language
• Understanding of software development principles and object-oriented design
• Familiarity with cloud platforms, especially AWS
• Basic knowledge of APIs, distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures
• Experience troubleshooting and debugging applications
• Strong communication, problem-solving, and analytical skills
• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in an Agile environment

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Spring Framework
• Familiarity with container technologies (Kubernetes)
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tooling
• Interest or experience in healthcare technology & operations
• Experience with highly available and fault-tolerant systems

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Ideal Backgrounds

• Software Engineer I / Associate Software Engineer
• Junior Backend Engineer
• Java Developer or Go Developer
• Entry-level Cloud or Platform Engineer
• New graduate in Computer Science or related field

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Compensation & Benefits

• Pay range: $35.00 - $45.00 per hour (Contract-to-hire). Individual pay within this range will depend on qualifications, experience, geographic location, and other job-related factors.
• If eligible, benefits for the temporary/contract phase may include: medical, dental & vision; 401(k) options; voluntary life & AD&D; short- and long-term disability; HSA; employee assistance program; transportation benefits; and paid time off policies subject to eligibility.

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Workplace & Employment Type

• Employment type: Contract-to-hire (initially contractor; may convert to W-2 employee per client policy)
• Workplace: Fully onsite in Bloomfield, PA
• Application deadline (anticipated): Sep 11, 2026

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About Confidential Client

Confidential Client is an IT-focused organization hiring technical talent to deliver cloud-native, reliable backend systems. This role is a chance to join an engineering team delivering real-world services on AWS and modern distributed platforms.

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Keywords & Skills (for candidate visibility)

• Java, Go, object-oriented programming
• AWS (Lambda, EKS, EC2, S3, RDS, DocumentDB)
• Microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems
• Monitoring, observability, incident response
• Spring Framework, Kubernetes (preferred)

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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