Backend Engineer - Cloud-Native Spring Boot, Flexible Hours

Job Description 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. WHAT YOU WILL DO - 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. - Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant, and reliable software systems. - Contribute to system architecture and technical design, validating solutions through data and experimentation where appropriate. - Participate in code reviews and design reviews to maintain high engineering standards. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners, including software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and designers. - Partner with a Product Manager and fellow engineers to clarify requirements and perform mid-level design work, focusing primarily on coding, testing, and documentation. MUST HAVES - 3+ years of professional, backend-focused software development experience . - Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin . - Proficiency in a modern NoSQL database, MongoDB on Atlas . - Proficiency in a modern relational database, Aurora MySQL on AWS . - Experience building cloud-native distributed systems on AWS . - Experience with the Spring Boot framework. - API development with GraphQL (Netflix DGS) . - Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance, and resilient systems on a major cloud platform. - Upper-intermediate English level. NICE TO HAVES - Event-driven system development, ideally with Apache Kafka and/or SQS. - AI-assisted coding experience. - Terraform. - Experience building microservices. - API development with gRPC and REST. PERKS AND BENEFITS - Professional growth : 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 500 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. Requirements +3 years of professional, backend-focused software development experience. Proficiency in Java and/or Kotlin. Proficiency in a modern NoSQL database, MongoDB on Atlas. Proficiency in a modern relational database, Aurora MySQL on AWS. Experience building cloud-native distributed systems, on AWS. Experience with the Spring Boot framework. API development with GraphQL (Netflix DGS). Experience building and operating large-scale, high-performance, and resilient systems on a major cloud platform. #J-18808-Ljbffr