elvah is hiring a
Senior Backend Developer

Summary

The job is for a Kotlin developer with 4+ years of experience in software development who will work on a sustainable energy product, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and develop and improve Kotlin services. The company offers a purpose-driven role, high autonomy, team support, remote-first work environment, healthy balance, state-of-the-art hardware, and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Requirements

• You collected 4+ years of professional experience in software development, covering both backend, frontend, and API integration
• You recognise the value of software quality standards
• You know how to write distributed, and resilient services in Kotlin (or Java)
• You are familiar with git, pull requests, and typical code review processes
• Experience in Kotlin (or Java) is a must
• You have great communication and collaboration skills
• You have the ability to work independently
• You speak fluent English which is our company language
• You have your residence in Germany or Europe

Responsibilities

• You will be a technical expert within your cross-functional team and across the entire organization
• You encourage a collaborative environment among engineers, product owners, and designers to tackle interesting challenges and deliver customer-centric value
• You architect, develop, and operate Kotlin services
• You develop and improve an extensible platform for our products and partners

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with NoSQL databases (preferably MongoDB) is a plus

Benefits

• Our hiring process includes application screening, first interview, pair-programming session, meet-the-team, and offers a good image of the team
• Elvah is purpose-driven, offers high autonomy, team support, remote-first work environment, healthy balance, state-of-the-art hardware, and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• You will receive 30 vacation days, flexible working hours, and live a “0 over-hours policy”