Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin)

Design and build high-performance, scalable backend services and APIs supporting global content delivery
Architect event-driven systems and microservices handling large-scale traffic and real-time interactions
Drive system design decisions with a focus on reliability, performance, and security
Lead technical discussions, architecture reviews, and design decisions across teams
Define and promote reusable patterns, components, and engineering standards
Identify system bottlenecks using monitoring, tracing, and load testing tools
Optimize performance through data modeling, caching strategies, and query improvements
Champion best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and infrastructure as code
Maintain high standards for code quality, scalability, and maintainability

6+ years of experience building high-performance, scalable backend systems as Senior/4+ years of experience as a Mid Engineer
Strong proficiency in Kotlin, Python, or similar backend languages
Experience with modern backend frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot or Python-based frameworks)
Strong experience with both relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB)
Hands-on experience with microservices and event-driven architectures
Experience with distributed streaming platforms such as Kafka
Solid understanding of API design (REST, gRPC, or GraphQL)
Hands-on experience with AWS services (e.g., S3, DynamoDB, Lambda, SQS, IAM)
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with infrastructure and deployment tooling (e.g., Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
Experience with caching systems such as Redis or Memcached
Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, and Agile methodologies
Experience with observability and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry)
Proven experience in production support and incident management in distributed systems

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