Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) — Flexible Hours & Remote

AgileEngine; Ciudad de Mendoza; Hybrid; ARS 136,732,000 - 212,695,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD pay

Top client projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems using Java and/or Kotlin with Spring Boot, GraphQL, MongoDB Atlas, and Aurora MySQL on AWS. You will contribute to architecture, review code, and collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and designers.

The role emphasizes observability, cost-savings, and compliance work, with opportunities to take ownership of critical components in a Product-led engineering team.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin.
• Experience with MongoDB Atlas.
• Experience with Aurora MySQL on AWS.
• Experience building cloud-native distributed systems on AWS.
• Experience with the Spring Boot framework.
• API development with GraphQL (Netflix DGS).
• Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance systems on a major cloud platform.
• Upper-intermediate English level.

Responsibilities

• Take on lower-priority engineering work including compliance, maintenance, cost-savings, observability, and tool development.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant software systems.
• Contribute to system architecture and design decisions with data-driven validation.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers.
• Partner with a Product Manager and fellow engineers to clarify requirements and perform mid-level design work, focusing on coding, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Backend development

Java / Kotlin

MongoDB Atlas

Aurora MySQL

AWS cloud

Spring Boot

GraphQL (Netflix DGS)

Distributed systems

English (upper-intermediate)

Job description

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems using Java and/or Kotlin with Spring Boot, GraphQL, MongoDB Atlas, and Aurora MySQL on AWS. You will contribute to architecture, review code, and collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and designers.

The role emphasizes observability, cost-savings, and compliance work, with opportunities to take ownership of critical components in a Product-led engineering team.