Kotlin Developer

Remote; San Francisco (CA); In loco; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

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Descrizione del lavoro

Valka.ai is hiring a Kotlin backend engineer to build and maintain the core systems behind our interactive content platform. You’ll design interfaces between internal components and public clients while delivering end-to-end features with the team on AWS and in a data-centered environment.

The role emphasizes learning through pairing, code reviews, and mentorship, with collaboration across Kotlin developers and AI specialists. A strong interest in esports is a plus.

Competenze

• 1+ years of Kotlin experience.
• Understanding of backend fundamentals and cloud/distributed systems.
• Experience with API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC).
• Familiarity with deploying to cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) or strong interest.
• Familiarity with Agile development.
• Esports interest is a plus.

Mansioni

• Build and maintain backend services in Kotlin for our product platform.
• Design and implement interfaces between internal components and public clients (REST/gRPC/Kafka).
• Implement new features end-to-end together with the team (design discussion implementation rollout).
• Develop backend for our landing page, with interactive gamification features.
• Work with machines in our data center, as well as cloud platform on AWS.
• Help improve reliability and performance (monitoring, caching, availability) with guidance from the team.
• Be part of a collaborative, cross-domain product team, closely cooperating with other Kotlin developers, as well as AI specialists.
• Learn and grow through pairing, code reviews, and mentoring

Conoscenze

Kotlin

Backend fundamentals

Cloud & distributed systems

API design

Cloud deployment

Terraform or Kubernetes

Agile development

Esports interest

Strumenti

Docker

Descrizione del lavoro

About Valka.ai

Valka, a visionary spin-off from the Realms Group (the parent company of Oddin.gg), is on a mission to revolutionize the way people create and experience digital content. Our team believes that content shouldn’t just be consumed; it should be co-created in real time, blurring the lines between imagination and reality. By harnessing the power of cutting-edge AI, we aim to build an interactive human-digital platform where virtual characters respond dynamically to each user’s voice, text, gestures, and more.

This is your chance to join a diverse group of innovators who are driven to redefine what’s possible in generative content. Together, we’re changing the paradigm from passive viewing to active participation, unlocking new creative frontiers across gaming, entertainment, education, and beyond.

What You Will Be Doing

• Build and maintain backend services in Kotlin for our product platform
• Design and implement interfaces between internal components and public clients (REST/gRPC/Kafka)
• Implement new features end-to-end together with the team (design discussion implementation rollout)
• Develop backend for our landing page, with interactive gamification features
• Work with machines in our data center, as well as cloud platform on AWS
• Help improve reliability and performance (monitoring, caching, availability) with guidance from the team
• Be part of a collaborative, cross-domain product team, closely cooperating with other Kotlin developers, as well as AI specialists.
• Learn and grow through pairing, code reviews, and mentoring

Skills you need

• 1+ years of experience with Kotlin
• Good understanding of backend fundamentals and interest in learning cloud & distributed systems
• Good understanding of backend fundamentals and willingness to learn modern tools for content-based applications
• Familiarity with API design (REST/GraphQL/gRPC)
• Some experience deploying code to cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) or strong interest in learning
• Knowledge of Docker and basic infrastructure (a plus)
• Terraform or Kubernetes experience (a plus)
• Familiarity with Agile development practices
• Interest in esports (a plus!)