Backend Engineer (Kotlin) ID48362

AgileEngine • Seattle, WA

26d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a Backend Engineer (Kotlin), you will shape the evolution of a high-traffic platform by leading the migration from a legacy monolith to a modern Service-Oriented Architecture. You’ll define architecture, infrastructure standards, and best practices while mentoring senior engineers and guiding technical decisions across GCP, microservices, and CI/CD pipelines. This role offers the opportunity to influence backend strategy at scale, drive system reliability, and grow as a technical leader in a culture that values ownership, innovation, and engineering excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of backend software development experience
• Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and/or Kotlin (server-side)
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery)
• Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools
• Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Experience with relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to read and understand PHP
• Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers
• Experience with Event-Driven Architecture

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable microservices using Golang for transactional systems and/or Kotlin for Backend-for-Frontends (BFF)
• Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
• Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner
• Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas and requirements
• Ensure high performance and reliability of services deployed to Cloud Run/GKE
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code

Benefits

• Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
• Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
• Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees