Senior/Lead Back End Engineer

Reposted 12 Hours Ago
6 Locations
Remote
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and Java, support migration to Java, and ensure system stability and reliability while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
Summary Generated by Built In

What You Will Do:

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and Java.
  • Support and contribute to the gradual migration from Python-based services to Java, ensuring stability and continuityBuild and maintain RESTful APIs and backend integrations.
  • Participate in system design and architectural discussions, especially around service boundaries and migration strategy.
  • Work with distributed systems and microservices.
  • Integrate with third-party services and external APIs.
  • Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code following best practices.
  • Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing.
  • Debug production issues and improve system reliability, observability, and performance.
  • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across time zones.

What You Bring:

  • 5+ years of backend software development experience
  • Strong professional experience with Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks)
  • Strong professional experience with Java, preferably using Spring Boot.
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and design patterns
  • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL); exposure to NoSQL databases is a plus
  • Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development (TDD)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern development workflows
  • Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to performance and scalability
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Why Remofirst:

  • Fully remote role
  • Opportunity to work on global-scale systems and products
  • Exposure to international teams and modern engineering practices
  • High ownership and autonomy in a fast-growing startup environment
  • A strong culture grounded in speed, ownership, trust, transparency, customer obsession, and excellence.
  • Real problems, global impact, and the chance to help redefine how the world works.

Skills Required

  • 5+ years of backend software development experience
  • Strong professional experience with Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks)
  • Strong professional experience with Java, preferably using Spring Boot
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and design patterns
  • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
  • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  • Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development (TDD)
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern development workflows
  • Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
  • Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)

Remofirst Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Remofirst and has not been reviewed or approved by Remofirst.

  • Healthcare Strength Core EOR administration covers statutory benefits and can add private health insurance, with both global and localized plan options. Coordinated delivery across many countries streamlines compliant coverage for distributed teams.
  • Flexible Benefits Benefits can be tailored by country and augmented with add-ons to match market expectations or internal policy. Country-specific guidance and customization enable aligning packages with local norms.
  • Affordable Benefits Pricing is positioned below many larger EORs, which can free budget for richer supplemental benefits. Cost competitiveness helps teams fund private medical options when desired.

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, California
79 Employees
Year Founded: 2021

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