Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

Join Mursion as a Senior Backend Engineer and design, develop, and maintain high-performance, scalable, and secure applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions and mentor junior developers. Leverage your expertise in JVM-based applications, AWS services, and containerization technologies. Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps, ensuring best practices in software development. This remote position offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to work at the forefront of reinventing learning for the future workforce.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in JVM development
• Strong proficiency in JVM languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Groovy with a good understanding of its ecosystems
• Extensive experience with JVM Frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot,Micronaut, etc.)
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns
• Experience with RESTful APIs and web services
• Proficient in SQL and experience with database technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Proven experience in designing and developing scaled platforms

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain JVM-based applications using Micronaut or Spring Frameworks
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver high-quality software solutions
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues
• Optimize application performance and ensure scalability
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps
• Deploy, manage, and scale applications on AWS
• Implement and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and/or Docker
• Set up and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab
• Utilize AWS multiple AWS services such as EKS, RDS, SQS, SNS, and more
• Design and develop scaled platforms to handle high traffic and large data volumes

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, SQS, SNS, etc.)
• Proficiency in containerization technologies like Docker and orchestration with Kubernetes
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools such as Jenkins and GitLab
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Experience with WebRTC is a bonus

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid holidays
• Flexible PTO
• 401k program