Hybrid Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin) - Scalable Microservices

Horizontal Talent; Brooklyn Park (MN); Ibrido; USD 43.000 - 88.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, vision

Retirement plan

Descrizione del lavoro

Horizontal Talent is seeking a hands-on Backend Engineer in a hybrid Brooklyn Park, Minnesota role. You'll own from idea to production, building scalable backend systems using Java and Kotlin, with a focus on APIs, microservices, and PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities include translating business needs into technical solutions, designing scalable architectures, and ensuring reliable deployment and production support. A strong ownership mindset and experience with CI/CD are preferred.

Competenze

• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Kotlin.
• Experience designing and developing backend applications and services.
• Solid understanding of architecture, system design, and OO programming.
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Proficiency with SQL and PostgreSQL, including indexing and query tuning.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated builds, testing, and deployment workflows.
• Ability to troubleshoot production issues and improve scalability and observability.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset and ability to work independently.

Mansioni

• Design, build, test, and support production-grade applications using Java and Kotlin.
• Translate business needs into technical solutions, including architecture, deployment, and production support.
• Contribute to system design decisions with modern backend architecture insights.
• Develop and maintain APIs, microservices, and integration patterns with a focus on scalability.
• Work with PostgreSQL to design schemas, write SQL, tune queries, and troubleshoot performance.
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline creation and improvement, including build automation, testing, and releases.
• Monitor application health and resolve production issues via root-cause analysis and optimization.
• Identify risks, dependencies and opportunities to improve maintainability and stability.
• Support secure, resilient, and efficient delivery across the SDLC.

Conoscenze

Java

Kotlin

Backend design

System design

APIs / Microservices

SQL / PostgreSQL

CI / CD pipelines

Production troubleshooting

Ownership mindset

Strumenti

PostgreSQL

CI/CD tooling

Descrizione del lavoro

Horizontal Talent is seeking a hands-on Backend Engineer in a hybrid Brooklyn Park, Minnesota role. You'll own from idea to production, building scalable backend systems using Java and Kotlin, with a focus on APIs, microservices, and PostgreSQL.

Responsibilities include translating business needs into technical solutions, designing scalable architectures, and ensuring reliable deployment and production support. A strong ownership mindset and experience with CI/CD are preferred.