Senior Kotlin Backend Engineer - Remote, Scale Systems

blue; Stati Uniti; Remoto; USD 140.000 - 210.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

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

Competenze

• 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.

Mansioni

• 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.

Conoscenze

Kotlin

Backend design

Distributed systems

AWS

MySQL

DynamoDB

Kubernetes

Code reviews

English communication

Descrizione del lavoro

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