Bright Vision Technologies

Bright Vision Technologies

Senior Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Monroe Township, New Jersey · Senior · Full-time

H1B sponsorship available$100k-$150kDetected 32 days ago
JavaGoScalaDistributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentSQLNoSQLAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsKubernetesSite Reliability EngineeringCommunicationMentoring

About the role

  • The ideal candidate will combine strong fundamentals in computer science with practical, battle-tested experience operating distributed systems at scale, and will be comfortable navigating the trade-offs between consistency, availability, and latency.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement large-scale distributed backend systems using Java, Go, Scala, or similar high-performance languages.
  • Build resilient APIs and event-driven services with strong observability, idempotency, and graceful degradation patterns.
  • Optimize systems for latency, throughput, and cost, using profiling, benchmarking, and load testing.
  • Lead detailed architecture reviews, technical design discussions, and trade-off analyses.
  • Implement robust failure-handling patterns including retries, timeouts, circuit breakers, bulkheads, and saga workflows.
  • Design and operate data stores at scale, including relational, key-value, document, and search engines.
  • Build comprehensive observability into services with structured logs, metrics, and distributed tracing.
  • Mentor mid-level engineers and lead by example in code quality, design, and operational rigor.
  • Partner with SRE and platform teams to drive reliability improvements and reduce operational toil.
  • Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation - including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures - so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related discipline.
  • Six or more years of professional backend engineering experience, with significant time on distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience with high-throughput message systems such as Kafka.
  • Experience operating systems at scale, including capacity planning and performance tuning.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with both relational and NoSQL data stores.
  • Hands-on experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Nice to have

  • Experience leading complex technical initiatives across multiple teams.
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes-based platforms in production.
  • Exposure to service-mesh technologies (Istio, Linkerd).
  • Familiarity with chaos engineering practices and tools.
  • Open-source contributions to relevant distributed systems projects.

Compensation

  • Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
  • Employment Terms & Visa Policy
  • We do not engage in C2C, 1099, or third-party arrangements for this role.
  • BUT STRICTLY NO C2C/1099/3RD PARTY COMPANIES.
  • ALL OUR ROLES ARE W2 AND NO 3RD PARTY BROKERING PLEASE.
  • No new H1B sponsorship is available for this role.

Benefits

  • Bright Vision Technologies is a forward-thinking software development company dedicated to building innovative solutions that help businesses automate and optimize their operations.
  • In-house Bright Vision Technologies SOW engagement (no third-party client or vendor)
  • Full-time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies (no C2C, no 1099, no third-party)
  • Long-term, multi-year, aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmap
  • Drive incident response and post-incident learning for critical backend services.
  • This role is part of Bright Vision Technologies' in-house Statement of Work (SOW) engagement.
  • The client, end customer, and employer for this position is Bright Vision Technologies - there is no third-party client, vendor, or implementation partner involved.
  • Learn more about Bright Vision Technologies at www.bvteck.com.
  • We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.
  • Bright Vision Technologies is an
  • Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Veterans.

Company info

  • We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems to design, build, and operate large-scale, high-throughput backend services that power mission-critical workloads.
  • As we continue to grow, we're looking for a skilled Senior Backend Engineer (Distributed Systems) to join our dynamic team and contribute to our mission of transforming business processes through technology.

Equal opportunity

  • equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement

Visa & Work Authorization

  • No new H1B sponsorship available.
  • H1B transfers welcomed for qualified candidates.
  • Employment Terms & Visa Policy
  • No new H1B sponsorship is available for this role.
  • However, candidates who are currently on a valid H1B visa and require a transfer are welcome to apply.
  • We will support H1B transfers for qualified candidates.

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