Backend Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and enhance modern backend services that power our next-generation Operations Technology platform. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building scalable, high-performance, and maintainable microservices using Kotlin, Spring Boot, and Kafka. As a senior member of the engineering team, you will play a key role in designing backend architectures, implementing enterprise-grade APIs, integrating with databases and event-driven systems, and ensuring code quality through best engineering practices. In addition to technical contributions, you will mentor a team of junior engineers, participate in architectural discussions, and collaborate closely with product managers, architects, and fellow engineers to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. This position is ideal for a self-driven engineer who thrives in an Agile environment, enjoys solving complex technical challenges, and can deliver high-quality solutions with minimal supervision., * Analyze business and technical requirements to design scalable backend solutions.

• Design and develop RESTful APIs and microservices using Kotlin and Spring Boot.
• Build and integrate event-driven services using Apache Kafka.
• Develop modular, maintainable, secure, and high-performing backend applications.
• Create technical design specifications following enterprise architecture standards and design patterns.
• Integrate backend services with relational databases and write efficient SQL and PL/SQL scripts.
• Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models using tools such as Lucidchart, Visio, or similar platforms.
• Develop optimized DDL and DML scripts to support application functionality.
• Implement comprehensive unit tests and maintain high code coverage standards.
• Instrument applications using DataDog to support monitoring, logging, and observability.
• Conduct peer code reviews and promote software engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production and application performance issues.
• Collaborate with architects, QA engineers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor a team of junior software engineers, fostering engineering excellence and continuous learning.
• Proactively identify technical risks, blockers, and opportunities for process improvements.

• Bachelor’’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• 8-15 years of professional experience in backend software development.
• Strong hands-on experience developing backend services using Kotlin.
• Extensive experience building REST APIs and microservices using Spring Boot.
• Solid knowledge of Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures.
• Experience integrating backend services with relational databases.
• Strong SQL and PL/SQL development skills, including writing and optimizing DML and DDL scripts.
• Experience designing conceptual, logical, and physical data models using Lucidchart, Visio, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of software design principles, object-oriented programming, and common design patterns.
• Experience implementing scalable, secure, maintainable, and high-performance backend solutions.
• Experience with DataDog or similar application monitoring and observability platforms.
• Proficiency with unit testing frameworks and maintaining high code quality standards.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum software development environments.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Prompt Engineering or AI-assisted software development.
• Familiarity with the Superblocks low-code platform.
• Experience with enterprise Operations Technology or internal business systems.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-native application development.
• Experience working with distributed systems and large-scale enterprise applications.

Key Competencies

• Backend Architecture & System Design
• Microservices Development
• API Design & Integration
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Database Design & Optimization
• Software Engineering Best Practices
• Performance Optimization
• Code Quality & Testing
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship
• Agile Development
• Problem Solving
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Continuous Learning & Innovation