• Java Backend Engineer (Data Engineering)

    Insight Global (Dunwoody, GA)


    Job Description

    We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data Engineer with a strong Java development background to join our AI-focused engineering team. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in building scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support AI-driven platforms.

     

    Pay Rate: $55-57/HR - Negotiable based on experience

     

    We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected] learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

     

    Skills and Requirements

     

    -Java (6+ years) – Strong backend experience, ideally with Spring Boot.

     

    -Microservices (60%) – Experience building and maintaining distributed systems.

     

    -Data Engineering (40%) – ETL, pipelines, Kafka, SQL, GCP/AWS.

     

    -REST API Maintenance – Proven experience with API lifecycle.

     

    -Data Pipelines in Java – Not just ETL, but real-time or batch processing in Java. System Design – Architecture-level thinking.

     

    Apache Spark/Beam – Big data processing.

     

    Python – For scripting or ML integration.

     

    ML Exposure – Even light experience is a plus.