Kotlin Engineers

blue; EE. UU.; A distancia; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

blue is seeking a senior Kotlin backend engineer to lead backend engineering for enterprise systems on a distributed team. The role blends hands-on system design and delivery with guiding teammates, cross-functional planning, and accountability for reliability and engineering quality.

The position is fully remote, enabling collaboration with a global engineering team. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Kotlin backend systems, distributed architectures, and strong communication

Formación

• At least five years designing, building, and launching Kotlin backend systems at scale.
• Experience building highly available distributed systems, with technologies such as AWS, MySQL or DynamoDB, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to plan and design substantial features or system components with simple, extensible approaches.
• Write clear, maintainable code and make safe changes in large codebases.
• Communicate effectively in written and spoken English with a global team.
• Seek feedback and take ownership of ongoing professional development.

Responsabilidades

• Drive quarterly team goals and help engineers make progress on complex, open-ended problems.
• Work with product, design, and analytics partners to shape features and assess technical trade-offs.
• Identify and lead resolution of risks across projects, processes, technology, and delivery.
• Monitor service health, support maintenance, and participate in on-call work.
• Set strong code review and design practices, and share engineering guidance through writing or talks.
• Coach teammates through feedback and example.

Conocimientos

Kotlin

Backend design

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

DynamoDB

Kubernetes

Code reviews

English communication

Descripción del empleo

Role overview

Lead backend engineering work for enterprise systems as a senior Kotlin engineer on a distributed team. The role combines hands-on system design and delivery with team guidance, cross-functional planning, and responsibility for reliability and engineering quality.

Responsibilities

• Drive quarterly team goals and help engineers make progress on complex, open-ended problems.
• Work with product, design, and analytics partners to shape features and assess technical trade-offs.
• Identify and lead resolution of risks across projects, processes, technology, and delivery.
• Monitor service health, support maintenance, and participate in on-call work.
• Set strong code review and design practices, and share engineering guidance through writing or talks.
• Coach teammates through feedback and example.

Requirements

• At least five years designing, building, and launching Kotlin backend systems at scale.
• Experience building highly available distributed systems, with technologies such as AWS, MySQL or DynamoDB, and Kubernetes.
• Ability to plan and design substantial features or system components with simple, extensible approaches.
• Write clear, maintainable code and make safe changes in large codebases.
• Communicate effectively in written and spoken English with a global team.
• Seek feedback and take ownership of ongoing professional development.

Benefits and work setup

• Fully remote role working with a global engineering team.