Kotlin Engineers

Jobgether; Suíça; Teletrabalho; CHF 140 000 - 190 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner company, seeks a Senior Kotlin Engineer in Switzerland to design, develop and scale backend systems for enterprise clients. The role is fully remote with global collaboration.

You will own technical projects, drive architectural decisions, and mentor engineers while delivering reliable, high-performance services using Kotlin, AWS, DynamoDB, and Kubernetes. Join a diverse team and contribute to cloud-driven solutions across industries, while maintaining code

Qualificações

• Minimum 5 years of professional backend experience using Kotlin.
• Experience with scalable distributed systems in production.
• Hands-on cloud infrastructure experience (AWS) and databases.
• Strong communication and collaboration in international teams.

Responsabilidades

• Own engineering team objectives and quarterly goals.
• Design, develop and scale backend systems in Kotlin.
• Collaborate across Product, Design and Analytics through lifecycle.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices.

Conhecimentos

Kotlin

Backend development

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Leadership & mentoring

English communication

Ferramentas

AWS

MySQL

DynamoDB

Kubernetes

Descrição da oferta de emprego

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for Kotlin Engineers based in Switzerland.

As a Senior Kotlin Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, developing and scaling robust backend systems for enterprise clients across multiple industries. You will collaborate with an international engineering team to deliver high-performance, highly available and reliable distributed systems. Taking ownership of technical projects and quarterly engineering objectives, you will help transform complex business requirements into scalable software solutions. Working closely with Product Management, Design and Analytics teams, you will contribute to architectural decisions, technical planning and the continuous improvement of development practices. You will also support and mentor fellow engineers, promoting a strong culture of collaboration, code quality and accountability. This fully remote opportunity offers the chance to work on challenging enterprise-scale projects while contributing to innovative cloud and data-driven solutions.

Accountabilities:

• Take ownership of engineering team objectives and quarterly goals, guiding team members through complex and ambiguous technical challenges while ensuring successful delivery.
• Design, develop and maintain scalable backend systems and services using Kotlin, ensuring high performance, reliability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Design and Analytics teams throughout the product development lifecycle, contributing to ideation, technical discussions and strategic decision-making.
• Translate business and product requirements into effective technical solutions, identifying constraints, evaluating risks and balancing technical trade-offs.
• Develop technical plans and implementation strategies for significant features, system components and architectural improvements.
• Proactively identify project, process, technology and business challenges, taking initiative to resolve issues and improve delivery outcomes.
• Ensure the reliability and availability of backend systems by defining, monitoring and maintaining relevant performance and operational metrics.
• Participate in system maintenance, incident escalation and on-call responsibilities to maintain service continuity.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering standards, including code reviews, software design practices and development guidelines.
• Promote a culture of technical excellence and ownership through documentation, knowledge sharing, technical presentations and engineering discussions.
• Mentor and support other engineers by providing constructive feedback, sharing technical expertise and leading by example.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and help strengthen engineering capabilities across the wider organisation.

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of professional experience designing, developing and launching scalable backend systems using Kotlin.
• Strong experience building and maintaining highly available distributed systems in production environments.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud infrastructure and backend technologies, particularly AWS, MySQL, DynamoDB and Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to design and implement complex software features and system components, creating technical solutions that are elegant, scalable, simple and extensible.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals and the ability to produce clean, high-quality code that is easy to understand, maintain and reuse.
• Experience working within large codebases and confidently implementing significant changes while maintaining system stability and quality.
• Familiarity with engineering tools, testing strategies and development practices that enable safe and reliable software delivery.
• Strong technical judgement, with the ability to evaluate architectural options, identify potential risks and make informed engineering decisions.
• Demonstrated ownership and accountability, including the ability to manage technical priorities and contribute to broader team objectives.
• A proactive approach to personal and professional development, including actively seeking feedback from colleagues, managers and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively within an international engineering team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build lasting professional relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• A collaborative mindset, combined with the motivation to mentor others, share knowledge and contribute meaningfully to team success.

Benefits:

• Fully remote working arrangement.
• Opportunity to collaborate with a global team of experienced software engineers and technical specialists.
• Exposure to large-scale enterprise projects across industries such as financial services, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and energy.
• Opportunity to work with modern cloud technologies and distributed system architectures.
• Challenging technical projects that encourage continuous learning and professional development.