#120309 - Backend Software Engineer, Java/Kotlin

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain backend services using Java and/or Kotlin, Spring Boot, and Spring Batch or equivalent JVM batch frameworks.
• Develop and evolve REST and GraphQL APIs serving internal services and consumer-facing products.
• Build and tune batch processing pipelines for data-intensive workflows, including ingestion, enrichment, and scheduled jobs.
• Use LLM-assisted coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools to accelerate development while applying sound engineering judgment to review, validate, and refine generated code.
• Analyze tradeoffs across performance, maintainability, reliability, and delivery speed.
• Participate in code reviews, on-call rotations, incident response, observability, and continuous service improvement.
• Partner with product managers, architects, and fellow engineers to scope work, refine requirements, and deliver against team objectives.
• Must-Have Skills
• 3+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Backend development experience with Java as the primary language or Kotlin.
• Experience working in Java and comfort working in Kotlin environments or codebases.
• Production experience with Spring Boot.
• Production experience with Spring Batch or equivalent JVM batch frameworks.
• Strong fundamentals in REST API design and implementation.
• Hands-on experience building or consuming GraphQL APIs.
• Practical experience using LLM-based coding assistants in day-to-day engineering workflows.
• Ability to speak credibly about when to trust AI-generated code, when to validate it, and when to push back or revise it.
• Solid understanding of relational and/or NoSQL data stores.
• Experience with async messaging such as Kafka or similar technologies.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts.
• Ability to operate with general independence on moderately complex engineering problems and deliver quality work without close supervision.
• Nice-to-Have Skills
• Experience operating services at large scale, including millions+ of requests per day.
• Exposure to GraphQL federation, Apollo Federation, or similar approaches.
• Observability tooling experience with Datadog, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms.
• Required Tools & Platforms
• Java
• Kotlin
• Spring Boot
• Spring Batch or equivalent JVM batch frameworks
• REST APIs
• GraphQL APIs
• LLM-based coding assistants such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools
• Relational and/or NoSQL data stores
• Kafka or similar async messaging technologies
• Location, Time & Engagement
• Remote contract role.
• Open to candidates in LATAM and APAC who can support required U.S. timezone overlap.
• 40 hours per week.
• Engagement expected to run through March 31, 2027.

Benefits

Additional Information

We are hiring a Backend Software Engineer to build and maintain scalable backend services supporting high-volume product experiences. This is a hands-on contract role for an engineer who can work with general independence, make day-to-day technical decisions, and collaborate with product, design, platform, and engineering teams to deliver reliable backend functionality. Enterprise experience strongly preferred.

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