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Full Time Senior Software Engineer III in AI at Pearson in Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka. Apply directly through the link below.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Office
- Employment
- Full Time
- Location
- Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
- Experience
- Senior
Core stack
- High Availability
- Cross-functional
- CloudFormation
- Infrastructure
- Microservices
- Unit Testing
- Optimization
- Architecture
- Spring Boot
- Performance
- Scalability
- Debugging
- DynamoDB
- Security
- GraphQL
- RESTful
- Python
- Lambda
- Docker
- Design
- CI/CD
- Agile
- Java
- AWS
- S3
Quick answers
What skills are required?
High Availability, Cross-functional, CloudFormation, Infrastructure, Microservices, Unit Testing, Optimization, Architecture, Spring Boot, Performance, and more.
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
We are looking for a skilled Backend Engineer with expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Python, and Go Lang to build and maintain scalable, high-performance backend systems. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with AWS services, microservices architecture, and modern backend development practices. This role involves designing, developing, and optimizing backend applications, ensuring seamless integration with cloud infrastructure and APIs.
Key Responsibilities:
· Develop, maintain, and optimize backend services using Java (Spring Boot), Python, and Go Lang.
· Design and implement RESTful APIs and GraphQL services.
· Build and manage AWS Lambda functions, ECS, SQS/SNS, and S3 for scalable cloud solutions.
· Implement and maintain state machines using AWS Step Functions.
· Monitor and troubleshoot applications using AWS CloudWatch.
· Design and maintain DynamoDB schemas for efficient data storage.
· Work with CI/CD pipelines for automated deployments and testing.
· Develop and manage CloudFormation templates for infrastructure as code (IaC).
· Ensure high availability, security, and scalability of backend applications.
· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to build high-quality software solutions.
Required Skills:
· Strong proficiency in Java (Spring Boot), Python, and Go Lang.
· Hands-on experience with AWS Lambda, ECS, SQS/SNS, S3, and Step Functions.
· Expertise in designing and managing DynamoDB databases.
· Experience in developing and integrating REST APIs and GraphQL.
· Proficiency in AWS CloudWatch for monitoring and debugging applications.
· Experience in CI/CD implementation for automated deployments.
· Strong understanding of CloudFormation templates for infrastructure management.
· Knowledge of software development best practices, including unit testing and performance optimization.
· Ability to work in an agile development environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Nice to Have:
· Experience with containerization technologies like Docker
· Experience in C# / .Net application development
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