About this role
AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 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.
WHY JOIN US
If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are looking for a Backend Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable systems for a Product-led engineering team. This person works in Java and/or Kotlin with Spring Boot, GraphQL, MongoDB, and Aurora MySQL on AWS, covering everything from operational tooling to system architecture. Comfort picking up compliance, cost-savings, and observability work matters here.
MUST HAVES
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3+ years of professional, backend-focused software development experience.
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Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin.
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Proficiency in a modern NoSQL database, MongoDB on Atlas.
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Proficiency in a modern relational database, Aurora MySQL on AWS.
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Experience building cloud-native distributed systems on AWS.
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Experience with the Spring Boot framework.
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API development with GraphQL (Netflix DGS).
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Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance, and resilient systems on a major cloud platform.
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Upper-intermediate English level.
NICE TO HAVES
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Event-driven system development, ideally with Apache Kafka and/or SQS.
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AI-assisted coding experience.
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Terraform.
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Experience building microservices.
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API development with gRPC and REST.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
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Take on lower-priority engineering work the team lacks bandwidth for, including compliance and engineering maintenance, cost-savings, observability, experiment clean-up, and operational tool development.
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Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant, and reliable software systems.
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Contribute to system architecture and technical design, validating solutions through data and experimentation where appropriate.
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Participate in code reviews and design reviews to maintain high engineering standards.
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Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers.
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Partner with a Product Manager and fellow engineers to clarify requirements and perform mid-level design work, focusing primarily on coding, testing, and documentation.
PERKS AND BENEFITS
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Professional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
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Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.
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Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.
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Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.