Weekend Backend Engineer

Sporty Group; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Performance bonuses

28 days paid leave

Core hours 10am-3pm TZ

Referral bonuses

Top equipment

Annual retreats

Job summary

Sporty Group is seeking a backend engineer to develop microservices in a distributed, containerised environment. You’ll work on core logic for high-traffic systems and leverage Docker and Kubernetes in a modern tech stack.

You’ll collaborate with PMs and peers to define features, participate in code reviews, and respond to production incidents. The role emphasizes scalability, reliability, and strong English communication in a remote-first setting.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in backend development or a similar role.
• Strong experience with Java microservices in distributed environments.
• Proficient in designing scalable, transactional systems and REST APIs.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms (AWS).
• Excellent written and spoken English communication skills.
• Based in Europe or Latin America, able to work remotely.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain highly scalable microservices used by millions of users.
• Collaborate with PMs and other developers to refine features and user stories.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to architecture and standards.
• Respond to production incidents to diagnose and repair issues quickly.
• Contribute to team ceremonies and mentoring of junior teammates.
• Design and implement robust data access layers using SQL, MySQL, and Redis.

Skills

Java 17

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

REST API

SQL

Distributed systems

English communication

Tools

MySQL

MongoDB

Redis

RabbitMQ

MyBatis

ElasticSearch

Grafana

Prometheus

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About the role

In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing microservices in a distributed deployment environment with an emphasis on containerisation with Docker and K8S. You won’t just be writing simple CRUD applications, but instead will be working on the core logic of complex systems that are accessed millions of times a day. We wrote our system from scratch about 3 years ago, so you’ll be working with the latest technology and won’t have to worry about decades old legacy code.

With our millions of users a key focus for our platform is that of stability and robustness, by ensuring we have 24/7 coverage on our team we aim to be the best sporting platform in the world.

Our stack (we don’t expect you to have all of these)

• Language: Java 17
• Frameworks: Spring Boot (Tomcat, Netty), Spring Data, Spring Cloud
• Architecture: Microservices, REST API, Message Queues
• Database: MySQL, MyBatis, ShardingSphere, MongoDB
• Caching: Redis (AWS ElastiCache), ElasticSearch
• Message Queue: RocketMQ
• Cloud: Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
• Monitoring: Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, AWS CloudWatch

What you’ll be doing

• Work across a Friday-Tuesday shift pattern (including the weekend)
• Develop highly-scalable mobile internet backends for millions of users
• Work with Project Managers and other development team members to determine new features and user stories needed in new / revised applications or large/complex development projects
• Participate in code reviews with peers and managers to ensure that each increment adheres to original vision as described in the user story and all standard resource libraries and architecture patterns as appropriate
• Respond to support calls for applications in production for quick diagnosis and repair to keep things running smoothly for users
• Participate in all team ceremonies including planning, grooming, product demonstration and team retrospectives
• Mentoring less experienced team members

What you’ll bring

• Minimum of 3+ Years within a relevant role
• Be based within Europe or Latin America
• Preferred experience in Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Data and iBATIS
• Strong experience with highly-scalable web backends
• Experience designing highly transactional systems
• Advanced proficiency in Object Oriented Design (OOD) and analysis
• Advanced proficiency in application of analysis / design engineering functions
• Advanced proficiency in application of non-functional software qualities such as resiliency andmaintainability
• Advanced proficiency in modern behavior-driven testing techniques
• Deep understanding of Microservices
• Proficient in SQL
• Expert knowledge of application development with technologies like RabbitMQ, MySQL, Redis etc
• Strong experience with container and cloud solutions such as Docker, Kubernetes and AWS Cloud
• An ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills in English

What’s in it for you

• Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
• A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
• Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
• Top of the line equipment
• Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

Interview process

• Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
• Offline Take home assignment
• Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
• Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)