Backend Developer (Kotlin)

About us

Planning is done in RightCapital and portfolios are managed in Orion.

Position summary

We're looking for a Backend Developer (Kotlin) to join our team. This is a remote role. Backend role focused on API design, data modelling and making slow things fast. This hire will help us split a large monolith into a handful of well-defined services without breaking anything customers rely on. The company is based in Aalborg, Denmark. The team is spread across multiple countries. Employment is through our payroll partner in Australia. Salary is paid monthly in local currency. Core hours are 10:00 to 15:00 CET. You need a reliable internet connection and somewhere quiet to work.

In this role you will

• Add caching with Redis where it actually helps, and remove it where it doesn't.
• Reduce cloud costs by right-sizing services and cleaning up unused resources.
• Write integration and contract tests so API changes don't break consumers.
• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current.
• Secure endpoints with OAuth 2.0, JWT validation and proper input checks.
• Model data and write migrations for PostgreSQL, MySQL or DynamoDB.
• Design and build REST and gRPC APIs in Go, Java or Python.
• Tune slow queries, add indexes and read query plans.

Required qualifications

• 2-4 years of backend development experience in a production environment.
• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms.
• Understanding of concurrency, transactions, idempotency and retries.

What you get

Pay: $161,000 to $189,000 pa

• 20 days paid time off.
• Performance bonus.
• Co-working space stipend.
• Company laptop.

You must have full working rights in Australia.

Applications close when we find the right person, so get in early.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Kyst Rådgivning ApS.