Senior Backend Engineer — Scale High-Impact Systems Remote

Canals, Inc.; Buenos Aires; Hybrid; ARS 138,361,000 - 199,855,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

USD-based pay

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

AgileEngine is seeking a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for a product-led engineering team. You will work in Java and/or Kotlin with Spring Boot, GraphQL, MongoDB, and Aurora MySQL on AWS, covering operational tooling to system architecture.

Nice-to-haves include event-driven systems with Kafka/SQS, Terraform, and microservices. You will collaborate across functions and participate in code reviews while driving cost-savings and observability efforts.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of backend-focused software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin.
• Proficiency in MongoDB on Atlas.
• Proficiency in Aurora MySQL on AWS.
• Experience with AWS-based cloud-native systems.
• Experience with Spring Boot.
• API development with GraphQL (Netflix DGS).
• Experience building large-scale, resilient cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Take on lower-priority engineering work including compliance, maintenance, and observability.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant software systems.
• Contribute to system architecture and design reviews.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers.
• Partner with a Product Manager and engineers to clarify requirements and implement solutions.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Spring Boot

GraphQL

MongoDB

Aurora MySQL

AWS

Distributed systems

Event-driven systems

Kafka

SQS

Terraform

gRPC

Tools

Terraform

Kafka

SQS

Job description

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

WHY JOIN US

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for a Product-led engineering team. This person works in Java and/or Kotlin with Spring Boot, GraphQL, MongoDB, and Aurora MySQL on AWS, covering everything from operational tooling to system architecture. Comfort picking up compliance, cost-savings, and observability work matters here.

MUST HAVES

• 3+ years of professional, backend-focused software development experience.
• Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin .
• Proficiency in a modern NoSQL database, MongoDB on Atlas.
• Proficiency in a modern relational database, 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, and resilient systems on a major cloud platform.

NICE TO HAVES

• Event-driven system development, ideally with Apache Kafka and/or SQS.
• AI-assisted coding experience.
• Terraform.
• Experience building microservices.
• API development with gRPC and REST.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Take on lower-priority engineering work the team lacks bandwidth for, including compliance and engineering maintenance, cost-savings, observability, experiment clean-up, and operational tool development.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant, and reliable software systems.
• Contribute to system architecture and technical design, validating solutions through data and experimentation where appropriate.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
• Collaborate closely 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 primarily on coding, testing, and documentation.

PERKS AND 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.