Backend Engineer - Java/Kotlin

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable, low-latency backend systems for realtime communication (e.g., chat, messaging, streaming).
• Design distributed systems with fault tolerance, consistency, and performance in mind.
• Own technical decision-making for the backend including database design, APIs, security, and deployment strategies.
• Lead and mentor backend developers (if any).
• As a contract engineer, youll engage with a high-ownership engineering team to deliver next-generation services in a microservices architecture.
• Youll take end-to-end technical ownership within the scope of your contractunderstanding business requirements, contributing to solutioning, and supporting production deployment and monitoring.
• Work closely with DevOps to ensure CI/CD pipelines, observability, and cloud infrastructure align with backend needs.
• Write clean, well-tested, production-grade code (preferably in Kotlin or Java).
• Optimize system throughput and latency at scale, with end-user experience in mind.
  

Required Skills And Experience

• 4-6+ years of backend development experience with at least 2+ years in a senior or lead role.
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing distributed systems and microservices.
• Strong understanding of system design principles CAP theorem, consistency models, partitioning strategies, etc.
• Experience with real-time communication systems (e.g., chat apps, pub/sub, Web Sockets, messaging queues).
• Proficient in Kotlin, Java, or similar JVM languages.
• Solid experience with cloud platforms AWS preferred (EC2, Lambda, S3, Kinesis, RDS, DynamoDB, etc.).
• Deep experience with REST APIs, OAuth2, and secure backend communication.
• Familiar with event-driven architectures, caching (Redis/Memcached), and database modeling (SQL + NoSQL).
• Comfortable working with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation), Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior startup experience or greenfield system build-out s.
• Exposure to healthcare systems, HIPAA compliance, or IoT ecosystems.
• Experience with chat frameworks, SSE, WebRTC, or video streaming protocols will be added advantage
• Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry, etc.