Sr Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin)

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Job Description:

As a Backend Senior Software Engineer, you are a trusted technical contributor who helps lead the design and delivery of complex features and systems within a domain. Deep expertise allows you to set direction for the team, mentor others through code reviews, pairing, and project leadership, and influence both team processes and technical outcomes. You promote engineering excellence and partner closely with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure our technical decisions align with product and business goals.

This position is based in our Heredia, Costa Rica office and follows a hybrid work model. Employees are expected to work on-site a minimum of one day per week. 100% remote is not available.

How We Work Together

Strategic Technical Leadership

• Technical decision-making is led with attention to both immediate customer impact and long-term business needs.

• Roadmaps are developed in collaboration with product, the team, and leadership to guide future direction.

• Architectural improvements are defined to reduce operational overhead and strengthen scalability and reliability.

Cross-Team Collaboration & Influence

• Cross-team improvements are identified and advocated for, optimizing workflows and enhancing tools with broad organizational impact.

• Collaboration is fostered through active feedback, shared learning, and a commitment to technical excellence.

• Communication is clear and engaging, introducing challenging ideas thoughtfully and translating complex concepts into accessible insights.

Problem Solving & Overcoming Obstacles

• Trade-offs between business priorities, technical constraints, and customer needs are carefully balanced to make data-driven decisions.

• Systems are simplified where possible, reducing technical debt and improving long-term maintainability and scalability.

Mentorship & Growth

• Mentorship is offered through coaching, feedback, and participation in technical hiring, ensuring culture and mission are well represented.

• Continuous feedback is sought and shared, supporting both personal development and the growth of the team.

Ownership & Accountability

• End-to-end system design and execution for high-impact features or systems is owned with an emphasis on quality and reliability.

• Monitoring, logging, and failure-domain strategies are built in to ensure resilience and performance.

• Project progress is tracked, risks are assessed, and plans are adapted while maintaining a long-term perspective.

Technology

• 6+ years experience as a backend engineer with a preference toward Java/Kotlin

• Expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale systems, focusing on clean, scalable, and performant code.

• Established in modern programming paradigms and languages, with adaptability to new ones.

• Solid understanding of testing practices like unit, integration, end-to-end, and high code quality standards.

• Proficient in current dev tools: version control, CI/CD, IaC, containers, cloud architectures. Open to adopt best-fit solutions.

• Passion for tracking industry trends, evaluating new tech, and driving sustainable adoptions aligned with business goals.

• Openness to incorporating AI into the dev workflow

• Bonus for Python exposure

• Bonus for Full Stack capabilities

Our company is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce where all individuals are respected and valued. We are an equal opportunity employer and make all employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are dedicated to building teams that reflect the diversity of our communities.