Backend Engineer Id37418 ($3,000 Signing Bonus)

Agileengine; Remote; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading software development company in Gauteng is seeking a Mid-Senior Software Engineer. You will be hands-on in architecting and implementing solutions, lead teams, and maintain backend services. The ideal candidate has 6+ years experience with Java and Kotlin, and is comfortable in a remote work setup. Competitive USD-based compensation and professional growth opportunities are offered.

Benefits

Mentorship and personalized growth roadmaps

Competitive USD-based compensation

Flexible work schedule

Exciting projects with top-tier clients

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in architecting and delivering software solutions.
• 2+ years of leading software development.
• Self-motivated with minimal supervision required.
• Comfortable working in a fully remote team.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement software solutions from requirements.
• Create and execute technical work plans to meet business objectives.
• Maintain existing backend services.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Real-time messaging development

Distributed messaging brokers

Git

Upper-Intermediate English

Education

B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Micronaut

Spring Boot

Node.js

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab)

Job description

Overview

AgileEngine is an Inc. company that creates award-winning software for Fortune brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries.

We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!

What you will do

• Be hands-on in architecting and implementing software solutions from a given set of requirements either as an individual contributor or as a technical lead;
• Create technical work plans and execute on those plans to meet individual business objectives;
• Assist in maintaining existing backend services.

Must Haves

• 6+ years of hands-on experience in architecting, implementing, and delivering software engineering solutions from set product requirements;
• 2+ years of experience in leading software development work in some capacity;
• Deep experience with Java;
• Experience with Kotlin;
• Experience with distributed messaging brokers and / or event streaming platforms such as RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, or Kafka;
• Experience in real-time messaging developments;
• Experience using the Git version control system;
• Comfortable working with a fully remote team;
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision;
• Upper-Intermediate English level.

Nice to Haves

• Experience with dependency injection frameworks such as Micronaut, Spring Boot, etc.
• JavaScript and WebSocket experience is highly valued;
• Familiarity with microservice architectures;
• Experience with distributed NoSQL databases such as Mongo, Cassandra, etc.
• Experience with distributed caches such as Redis, Velkey, etc.
• Experience in setting up CI / CD pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab, TravisCI, etc.
• Manipulating real-time audio streams;
• Developing Node.js applications;
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent from an accredited institution.

Perks and Benefits

• Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
• Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
• A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune enterprises and leading product brands.
• Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting