Senior Backend Engineer

What you'll do

• Design and build highly-scalable backend services and data pipelines to serve thousands of requests per second.
• Lead projects from initial design through launch, including architecture definition and data modeling.
• Develop event-driven architectures and messaging pipelines to support real-time data flows.
• Make technical decisions regarding NoSQL datastores, search infrastructure, and service design.
• Maintain code quality and deployment reliability using CI/CD tooling and version control systems.
• Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate the design, coding, and testing processes.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline (or equivalent relevant experience).
• 5-10 years of demonstrated experience in shipping scalable, maintainable, and testable backend systems.
• Strong background in Java and Spring for backend service development.
• Demonstrated ability to design and build high-scale, distributed backend services with event-driven architectures and pipelines (e.g., Kafka).
• Solid experience with data stores, including data modeling and schema design for production systems.
• Track record of strong problem-solving abilities in complex technical environments.
• Effective use of AI-assisted development tools to speed up design, coding, and testing with high quality.
• Proven experience as the technical lead for a team of engineers (preferred).