Nearsure is hiring a
Senior Backend Engineer

Summary

The job is for a Senior Java Engineer at Nearsure, a remote LATAM staff augmentation company. The role involves modernizing the tech stack, building microservices, and working on APIs. The work environment emphasizes autonomy, communication, and well-being, with benefits such as salary compensation, remote work, paid time off, national holidays, sick leave, refundable annual credit, team building activities, a day off during birthday week, and more.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ Years of experience working with Java
• 2+ Years of experience working with Golang OR Kotlin
• 2+ Years of experience working with APIs
• 2+ Years of experience working with Microservices
• 2+ Years of experience working with Relational databases such as MySQL or Postgres

Responsibilities

• Aid in decomposing the monolith and building microservices to support the performance and scalability of the product
• Provide support to mobile products through APIs
• Partner with product, design, and other business stakeholders to design and implement impactful product features
• Help design and build APIs as we expand our API first approach
• Develop features and improvements to the company product in a secure, well-tested, and performant way
• Collaborate with Product Management and other stakeholders within Engineering (Frontend, UX, etc.) to maintain a high bar for quality in a fast-paced, iterative environment
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security, and performance
• Solve technical problems of moderate scope and complexity
• Craft code that meets internal standards for style, maintainability, and best practices for a high-scale web environment
• Conduct Code Review within our Code Review Guidelines and ensure community contributions receive a swift response
• Recognize impediments to our efficiency as a team ('technical debt'), propose and implement solutions
• Confidently ship small features and improvements with minimal guidance and support from other team members
• Collaborate with the team on larger projects
• Share experience and knowledge by mentoring other engineers

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced English Level is required for this role as you will work with US clients. Effective communication in English is essential to deliver the best solutions to our clients and expand your horizons

Benefits

• USD Salary compensation
• 100% remote work but if you feel like connecting with people you can visit coworking spaces all over LATAM allowing you to expand your professional network
• Paid time off according to your country’s law without affecting your monthly salary to ensure that you have plenty of time to rest and recharge
• Your country’s national holidays allow you to celebrate important events and traditions with your loved ones
• Sick or medical leave when needed so that you can take a day off to take care of your health, and have wellbeing without worrying about work
• Refundable annual credit for you to spend on your favorite perks
• Teambuilding activities such as coffee breaks, tech talks, and after-work gatherings with your Nearsure colleagues
• A day off during your birthday week to enjoy with your family and friends, ensuring that you have a chance to make memories on your special day