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Senior Backend Developer jobs are open across fintech, healthtech, enterprise SaaS, and e-commerce, at every level from mid-level to staff and principal, with specializations in distributed systems, API architecture, and cloud-native infrastructure. Find a role that fits from the openings below and apply directly.
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Senior AWS Backend Developer- 3 Roles
All IT Solutions
United States · Davidson, North Carolina
Workplace Type — Remote
Employment Type — Contract
We are currently seeking a qualified Senior AWS Backend Developer- 3 Roles to support this engagement. Please review the complete requirements, work location, employment type, and screening questions before applying. Candidates whose experience closely matches the position will be contacted directly by the AIS recruiting team.
Job Summary
All IT Solutions is seeking a Senior AWS Backend Developer to join a client engagement.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Architecture: Design and maintain reliable backend systems using AWS services
- API Development: Build and optimize secure RESTful APIs or GraphQL endpoints
- Write clean, maintainable code using TypeScript or other typed languages
- CI/CD Automation: Set up and manage build and deployment pipelines using tools like GitLab, Jenkins, or AWS pipeline services
- Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional and globally dispersed teams to deliver high-quality software
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience with the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem (such as Node.js, npm, and webpack)
- Hands-on experience building and deploying applications on AWS (such as Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, or Amplify)
- Experience creating and consuming RESTful APIs or GraphQL
- Mastery of version control and CI/CD tools like Git, GitLab, Jenkins, or AWS Code Pipeline
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on writing automated tests to minimize maintenance
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certifications (such as AWS Certified Developer – Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
- Experience with user-centered design principles or prototyping tools to help bridge the gap between frontend and backend systems
- Willingness to relocate
ABOUT ALL IT SOLUTIONS LLC
Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, All IT Solutions LLC is a technology and workforce solutions company serving government and commercial organizations throughout the United States. AIS provides IT staffing and staff augmentation, cybersecurity, IT consulting, custom software development, cloud services, data engineering, artificial intelligence, application development, and related technology solutions.
AIS is an NMSDC/EMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprise and an NYC Department of Small Business Services-certified M/WBE. We participate in E-Verify and are committed to maintaining professional, transparent, and compliant hiring practices.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
All IT Solutions LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, performance, and legitimate business requirements without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants with disabilities during the application and interview process.
RECRUITMENT NOTICE
All IT Solutions LLC is a staffing and technology services company and may receive fees or compensation from client organizations for recruiting, staffing, placement, or workforce services. Candidates are never charged an application, recruitment, placement, or interview fee by All IT Solutions LLC.
Any commercial rates, fees, or staffing arrangements are between All IT Solutions LLC and its clients and do not require payment from the candidate.
Official recruiting communications will come from an authorized All IT Solutions representative or an @allitsolutions.us email address.
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Senior AWS Backend Developer- 3 Roles
All IT Solutions
United States · Davidson, North Carolina
Workplace Type — Remote
Employment Type — Contract
We are currently seeking a qualified Senior AWS Backend Developer- 3 Roles to support this engagement. Please review the complete requirements, work location, employment type, and screening questions before applying. Candidates whose experience closely matches the position will be contacted directly by the AIS recruiting team.
Job Summary
All IT Solutions is seeking a Senior AWS Backend Developer to join a client engagement.
Responsibilities
- Cloud Architecture: Design and maintain reliable backend systems using AWS services
- API Development: Build and optimize secure RESTful APIs or GraphQL endpoints
- Write clean, maintainable code using TypeScript or other typed languages
- CI/CD Automation: Set up and manage build and deployment pipelines using tools like GitLab, Jenkins, or AWS pipeline services
- Collaboration: Partner with cross-functional and globally dispersed teams to deliver high-quality software
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience with the JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem (such as Node.js, npm, and webpack)
- Hands-on experience building and deploying applications on AWS (such as Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, or Amplify)
- Experience creating and consuming RESTful APIs or GraphQL
- Mastery of version control and CI/CD tools like Git, GitLab, Jenkins, or AWS Code Pipeline
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on writing automated tests to minimize maintenance
Preferred Qualifications
- AWS Certifications (such as AWS Certified Developer – Associate or AWS Certified Solutions Architect)
- Experience with user-centered design principles or prototyping tools to help bridge the gap between frontend and backend systems
- Willingness to relocate
ABOUT ALL IT SOLUTIONS LLC
Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, All IT Solutions LLC is a technology and workforce solutions company serving government and commercial organizations throughout the United States. AIS provides IT staffing and staff augmentation, cybersecurity, IT consulting, custom software development, cloud services, data engineering, artificial intelligence, application development, and related technology solutions.
AIS is an NMSDC/EMSDC-certified Minority Business Enterprise and an NYC Department of Small Business Services-certified M/WBE. We participate in E-Verify and are committed to maintaining professional, transparent, and compliant hiring practices.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
All IT Solutions LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, performance, and legitimate business requirements without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants with disabilities during the application and interview process.
RECRUITMENT NOTICE
All IT Solutions LLC is a staffing and technology services company and may receive fees or compensation from client organizations for recruiting, staffing, placement, or workforce services. Candidates are never charged an application, recruitment, placement, or interview fee by All IT Solutions LLC.
Any commercial rates, fees, or staffing arrangements are between All IT Solutions LLC and its clients and do not require payment from the candidate.
Official recruiting communications will come from an authorized All IT Solutions representative or an @allitsolutions.us email address.
Apply
Apply Now: https://careers.allitsolutions.net/jobs/senior-aws-backend-developer-3-roles-2026-6c68c19a/apply
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health40
- Capital One23
- Information Technology Senior Management Forum13
- ALTRUIST10
- Cognizant9
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software38
- Insurance12
- Banking & Financial Services8
- Electronics & Hardware5
- Investment & Asset Management5
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in senior backend developer jobs.
- 5 or more years of professional backend engineering experience
- Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Python, or Node.js
- Experience designing and building distributed systems or microservices
- Hands-on work with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL database design and optimization
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical design discussions and code reviews
Tips for Your Senior Backend Developer Job Search
Tailor your resume to system scale
Senior backend roles prioritize demonstrated experience with high-throughput systems. Quantify the scale you've worked at, such as requests per second, data volume, or concurrent users, so hiring managers can immediately gauge whether your background matches their infrastructure needs.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists senior backend developer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Highlight architecture ownership on your resume
Many candidates list technologies without showing decision-making authority. Specify systems or components you designed end-to-end, the tradeoffs you evaluated, and the outcomes. Reviewers at the senior level are looking for engineers who drove technical direction, not just implemented it.
Filter openings by your core stack
Senior backend postings vary sharply by language and framework. Search for openings that name your primary stack, such as Go, Java, or Python with Django, so you avoid screening calls where a stack mismatch disqualifies you before the technical round begins.
Prepare a system design answer in advance
Nearly every senior backend interview includes a live system design question. Practice structuring your answer around requirements gathering, capacity estimation, and component tradeoffs before your first call so you're not improvising the format under pressure.
Negotiate scope before accepting an offer
At the senior level, scope matters as much as compensation. Before accepting, clarify whether you'll own greenfield projects or maintain legacy systems, how on-call is structured, and whether the role has a path toward staff or principal, so the role matches your actual goals.
Senior Backend Developer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most senior backend developers?
The companies hiring the most senior backend developers right now include CVS Health, Capital One, and Information Technology Senior Management Forum, with the largest share of openings in California, Virginia, and Texas, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Fintech and enterprise SaaS companies consistently post the highest volume of senior backend roles.
How many senior backend developer jobs are remote?
About 59% of senior backend developer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of September 2026, making it one of the more remote-accessible engineering roles at the senior level. Distributed systems, API platform, and cloud infrastructure positions tend to offer the highest share of remote-friendly arrangements among backend specializations.
How do you become a senior backend developer?
Reaching the senior level typically requires building production systems at meaningful scale, owning components end-to-end rather than implementing tickets, and developing fluency in distributed system tradeoffs. Earning depth in one primary language, contributing to architecture decisions, mentoring more junior engineers, and shipping projects with measurable reliability or performance outcomes all move candidates from mid-level to senior faster than tenure alone.
Can you get hired as a senior backend developer without extensive experience?
A strong portfolio of self-directed or open-source projects that demonstrate system design, performance optimization, and reliability can offset a shorter professional history. Candidates who contribute meaningfully to well-known open-source backends, build side projects that reach real users, or move into senior roles at smaller companies before targeting larger ones have made this transition successfully.
What does the senior backend developer interview process look like?
Most senior backend interview processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone interview covering data structures and algorithms, one or two system design rounds where you architect a scalable service from scratch, a coding exercise focused on real-world backend problems, and a final round of behavioral or leadership discussions. Some companies also include a take-home or a code review exercise assessing how you evaluate existing systems.
Where can I find and apply to senior backend developer jobs?
You can find and apply to senior backend developer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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