Application EngineerRemote, Permanent Opportunity MUST BE ABLE TO WORK WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP Overview: We are looking for a Backend Senior Software Engineer to join our Product Development Team. As a Sr. Software Engineer, you will drive projects end-to-end, collaborate on product requirements with Product Managers, architect and implement technical solutions, and ensure continued success after deployment. You will lead and participate in design reviews and architecture discussions. You’ll write pragmatic code and strive for simplicity, while bringing technical insights into how to refine and improve the system, ultimately ensuring performance, stability, and an exceptional end user experience. Responsibilities: Build reusable code, APIs, and libraries for future use Ensure the technical feasibility of architecture designs Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability Collaborate with Product Analysts, UX Designers, QA, and other Engineers to ensure code and design are in sync Review Code written by other engineers Serve in a mentor role to team members, while also continuing to learn as a mentee Ensure test coverage is being maintained at a specific threshold for all backend code Ensure industry standard development best practices are observed, including accessibility, responsiveness, and privacy compliance Keep up with the latest backend technologies in the industry Requirements: 4+ years of relevant engineering experience Proven experience with Java 8 or higher (Kotlin preferred) Experience developing Microservices, DevOps, Test Automation and CI/CD Experience with Elasticsearch and PostgreSQL Experience designing and building highly scalable, distributed systems Extensive experience with JVM based applications (including concurrency and multi-threading) and/or Node.js based applications Deep understanding of REST based web services Experience working in cloud environments (Google Cloud Platform or AWS), preferably with “cloud-native” architectures A willingness and ability to help mentor junior and mid-level team members A passion for clean, high-quality code An interest in continuous learning, expanding technical knowledge, and the good judgment to know when and when not to introduce new technologies Knowledge of one or more distributed messaging systems (Kafka preferred) Knowledge of big data and/or stream processing technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka Streams, Flink, etc.)Compensation: $160,000 to $170,000, depending on experience 20% bonus
