Remote Senior Backend Software Engineer II

Description:

• SmartRecruiters is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer II to join their engineering team focused on connecting great people with great jobs.
• The role involves contributing to the full product life-cycle, including problem discovery, prototyping, design, implementation, and measuring adoption.
• Responsibilities include building services with Java on top of Kubernetes/AWS infrastructure, developing developer-friendly RESTful APIs, and designing and connecting to the persistence layer using PostgreSQL and ElasticSearch.
• The position requires collaboration with other teams within the organization.
• The technology platform is a SaaS product hosted on AWS, composed of hundreds of independent services orchestrated by Kubernetes.
• The company follows an empowered product teams model, where teams are responsible for business outcomes and have autonomy in problem-solving.
• SmartRecruiters values a strong CI/CD culture, with 40 production deployments per engineer per month.
• The role offers the opportunity to work on a platform that has supported over 100M job seekers to date.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional experience is preferred for Senior Engineers II.
• Experience in designing, developing, and operating distributed systems is required.
• Proficiency in Java programming language (Java 21) and RESTful API design is essential.
• Hands-on experience with TDD, clean code principles, and effective code reviews is necessary.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes, AWS, Kubernetes/Docker, and domain modeling skills are required.
• Proven track record of coaching and mentoring other engineers is a plus.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills are essential for this role.
• Fluency in English, both written and verbal, is a must.

Benefits:

• Competitive salaries and generous equity are offered.
• Remote-friendly work environment with a collaborative and diverse culture.
• Promotion opportunities based on high performance.
• Inclusive office environment that welcomes and respects all employees.
• Opportunity to work on a global Hiring Success platform used by 4,000 companies worldwide.