Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java and modern frameworks
• Build and operate cloud-native services on AWS, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
• Develop and expose API-first services using REST and GraphQL
• Design and work with SQL and NoSQL databases to support high-scale application workloads
• Integrate AI or ML capabilities into applications, including LLM-based features or intelligent automation
• Deploy and operate services using Docker and Kubernetes (EKS)
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure automation

Requirements

• 2-5 years of hands-on software engineering experience building production systems
• Strong expertise in Java within backend and service-oriented architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, etc.)
• Experience working with both SQL and NoSQL databases in production environments
• Proven experience building RESTful APIs
• Experience with Docker containerization

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to AI or Generative AI in production systems
• Experience with Kubernetes (EKS)
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or AWS CDK
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React
• Experience working in agile, product-driven environments

About the Company

Cornerstone powers the potential of organizations and their people to thrive in a changing world. Through Cornerstone Galaxy, our AI-powered workforce agility platform, we help over 7,000 organizations identify skills gaps, retain top talent, and provide multimodal learning experiences to a global workforce of over 100 million users.