Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Spring Boot, Flexible Hours

AgileEngine, LLC.; Metropolitana; Hybrid; COP 155,700,000 - 249,120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional growth

Competitive USD-based compensation

Exciting projects

Flextime

Job summary

INGEPSY is seeking a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for a product-led engineering team. This role uses Java and/or Kotlin with Spring Boot, GraphQL, MongoDB Atlas, and Aurora MySQL on AWS, covering everything from operational tooling to system architecture.

Comfort picking up compliance, cost-savings, and observability work matters here. You will collaborate with software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers to deliver high-quality

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant software systems.
• Contribute to system architecture and technical design with data-driven validation.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews to uphold quality standards.
• Collaborate with software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers.
• Clarify requirements and perform mid-level design work, focusing on coding, testing, and documentation.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

MongoDB Atlas

Aurora MySQL AWS

Spring Boot

GraphQL (Netflix DGS)

AWS Cloud-native

Distributed systems

Job description

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.

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.

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.

- Upper-intermediate English level.

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.

PERKS AND BENEFITS

- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.

- Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.

- A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.

- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

Requirements
+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.