Senior Backend Engineer - Kotlin

Who we are:

Certifications across the team include OSCP, GPEN and CISSP. We are 2 people, all hands-on, and the founders still run engagements themselves.

What this job is:

Pendle Risk Partners is hiring for the Senior Backend Engineer - Kotlin position to build and run the APIs and services behind our web and mobile apps. Remote position. Most of the team is in Oakland, but nobody is required to come in. Please make sure you have a quiet place to work and a solid internet connection.

Day to day:

• Document APIs in OpenAPI and keep the docs current
• Tune slow queries, add indexes and read query plans
• Handle on-call for services the team owns and lead incident follow-ups
• Containerize services with Docker and deploy them to Kubernetes or ECS

What we're looking for:

• Working knowledge of message queues or streaming platforms
• Experience designing and versioning HTTP APIs
• Strong SQL and relational data modeling skills
• Familiarity with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Clear written communication, including design docs
• Proficiency in at least one of Go, Java, Kotlin, Python, C# or Node.js

Pay and benefits:

Salary: $210,000 - $240,000 per year

• Health, dental and vision coverage starting on day one
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Paid holidays
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Employee assistance program

No recruitment agencies, please.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Pendle Risk Partners.