Backend Developer

TechDigital Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology-focused company is seeking a skilled developer with a strong background in Java and Kotlin to lead the development and testing of systems and services. The role requires collaborating with project leads to design architectural solutions and contribute to an innovative and agile environment. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and hands-on experience with modern tech stacks, including cloud platforms like AWS.

Qualifications

• 3-4+ years of hands-on experience with Java or Kotlin.
• 5-7+ years of programming experience with modern tech stacks.
• Experience with service-oriented architectures and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and testing of the systems and services.
• Contribute to the technical architecture and design of the product.
• Collaborate with project leads and teams to translate product requirements.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Event-driven architecture

AWS

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and testing of the systems and services
• Contribute to the technical architecture and design of the product
• Translate product requirements into user stories and scalable technical solutions
• Deliver reliable, scalable services in a production environment
• Propose new ideas and contribute to innovation initiatives
• Collaborate with project leads, product managers, and fellow engineers as well as functional (business and back office) teams
• Participate in sprint planning, code review, development, backlog grooming
• Will have to follow data security, compliance best practices

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 3-4+ years of hands-on experience with Java or Kotlin and event-driven architecture
• 5-7+ years of programming experience, ideally with modern tech stacks
• Experience with Kubernetes and service-oriented architectures (100+ services inproduction)
• BE stack and database experience: Proficiency in Java/Kotlin/DynamoDB
• Cloud platform experience:
  -AWS
  -Temporal (nice to have)
• CI/CD pipelines experience: gitlab
• Background in building SOA or microservices-based applications
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability, with a track record of seeing projects through from start to finish
• Passion for solving complex problems and delivering impactful features
• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment with code reviews and shared design processes
• Will be translating business requirements to technical requirements? Will mostly be implementing stories
• Will follow specific design patterns, best practices or concept requirements? Yes
• Agile environment
• Testing experience required