Hiring | Part-Time -Kotlin Engineer | CloudSufi

Role Overview

Kotlin Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Backend Development:

  Design, develop, and maintain robust, high-performance, and scalable backend services primarily using Kotlin and frameworks like Spring Boot or Ktor.

• Cloud Architecture:

  Build, deploy, and operate cloud-native applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), utilizing services such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Cloud Run, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions, and BigQuery.

• System Design & Scale:

  Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems capable of handling thousands of concurrent requests with low latency and high availability.

• Data Engineering & Storage:

  Optimize data storage and retrieval patterns using relational (Cloud SQL/PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (Firestore, MongoDB) databases, as well as distributed caching solutions (Redis).

• Code Quality & Mentorship:

  Drive engineering best practices, conduct rigorous code reviews, ensure comprehensive test coverage, and mentor mid-level and junior engineers on technical excellence.

• Cross-functional Collaboration:

  Partner with Product Managers, Frontend Engineers, and Data Scientists to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Experience:

  4 to 8 years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on backend system development.

• Kotlin Expertise:

  Hands-on, production-level experience developing in Kotlin. Deep understanding of Kotlin coroutines, modern asynchronous programming, and JVM performance optimization.

• Cloud Proficiency (GCP):

  Solid practical experience designing, securing, and operating distributed services natively on Google Cloud Platform.

• Microservices & APIs:

  Proven track record of building and integrating RESTful APIs, gRPC, and event-driven microservices architectures.

• Containerization:

  Experience deploying and managing containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes.

• Problem Solving:

  Excellent debugging skills and a systematic approach to troubleshooting complex distributed system issues.