Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin/Spring Boot)

Senior Backend Engineer (Java/Kotlin/Spring Boot)

Location

• Offshore – Remote from India
• Working Hours: 3:00 PM – 12:00 AM IST
• Long term Contract

We are currently hiring Senior Backend Engineer to help modernize and rebuild a critical internal customer agent platform currently operating on a legacy technology stack. The existing databases will remain intact, while the engineering team designs and builds modern APIs and backend services to efficiently expose and retrieve data.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot 3+
• Build modern REST and GraphQL APIs to replace legacy system components
• Work with relational databases such as PostgreSQL and/or Google Spanner
• Deploy and manage services within Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments
• Contribute to cloud-native architecture and containerized deployments (Kubernetes exposure is a plus )
• Implement secure authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0 and related identity protocols
• Utilize observability and monitoring tools such as New Relic
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional engineering teams while operating independently as a strong Individual Contributor (IC)

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Java
• Kotlin
• Spring Boot 3+
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and GraphQL
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL or Google Spanner
• Experience deploying applications on GCP
• Knowledge of OAuth 2.0 and secure backend architecture
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools such as New Relic
• Strong system design and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced engineering environment

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience modernizing or migrating legacy platforms
• Exposure to large-scale distributed systems