Backend Engineer

Slang AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Slang AI is seeking a backend-focused engineer to design and implement scalable Kotlin services and GraphQL APIs powering conversational AI for the restaurant industry. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate telephony services and maintain cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform.

Required are 3-5 years of JVM backend experience, strong Kotlin skills, and familiarity with React/TypeScript for occasional frontend tasks.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of backend development experience with a JVM language.
• Experience with cloud platforms and containerization.
• Familiarity with React and TypeScript for occasional frontend tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable Kotlin backend services.
• Build GraphQL APIs for conversational AI applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate telephony services on GCP.

Skills

Kotlin

JVM

GraphQL

React

TypeScript

Google Cloud Platform

Firestore

Twilio

Dialogflow

Docker

Terraform

NoSQL

Domain-Driven Design

Test-Driven Development

RESTful APIs

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Firestore

Twilio

Dialogflow

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Design and implement scalable Kotlin backend services and GraphQL APIs to power conversational AI for the restaurant industry. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate telephony services and maintain cloud-native applications on GCP.

Requirements

Requires 3-5 years of professional backend development experience with strong proficiency in a JVM language and experience with cloud platforms and containerization. Basic familiarity with React and TypeScript is needed for occasional frontend tasks.

Key Skills

Kotlin, JVM, GraphQL, React, TypeScript, Google Cloud Platform, Firestore, Twilio, Dialogflow, Docker, Terraform, NoSQL, Domain-Driven Design, Functional Programming, Test-Driven Development, RESTful APIs

Benefits

• Equity