We are looking for a

Backend Software Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team working on strategic product initiatives and large-scale distributed systems. This role is idóneo for engineers who enjoy building reliable backend services, improving system performance, and contributing to cloud-native architectures.

Responsibilities

- Develop and maintain backend services using Java and/or Kotlin.

- Design, implement, and support scalable microservices and distributed systems.

- Build and enhance APIs using Spring Boot and GraphQL.

- Contribute to cloud-native solutions running on AWS.

- Improve application observability, reliability, and operational tooling.

- Participate in cost optimization and engineering maintenance initiatives.

- Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams.

- Perform code reviews and promote engineering best practices.

- Support production environments and troubleshoot complex technical issues.

Required Qualifications

- 3 to 5 years of professional software development experience.

- Strong backend development experience with

Java and/or Kotlin

.

- Hands-on experience with

Spring Boot

.

- Experience working with





MongoDB Atlas

.

- Experience with

Aurora MySQL on AWS or similar relational databases.

- Knowledge of

AWS cloud-native services and distributed architectures.

- Experience building high-performance, scalable, and resilient applications.

- Strong understanding of API design and backend best practices.

- Good communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with

Apache Kafka and/or

Amazon SQS

.

- Experience with

GraphQL (Netflix DGS Framework)

.

- Familiarity with

Terraform and Infrastructure as Code.

- Experience with

REST APIs and gRPC

.

- Strong understanding of microservices architecture.

- Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar.

What You'll Work On

- Compliance and engineering maintenance initiatives.

- Backend platform enhancements and modernization.

- Cost optimization projects.

- Observability and monitoring improvements.

- Operational and developer tooling.

- High-priority product features and technical improvements.

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