Senior Backend Engineer

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards. WHY JOIN US  If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you! ABOUT THE ROLE As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll play a key role in shaping scalable, high-quality solutions that power real-time translation for global users. Beyond building new features and maintaining core systems, you’ll influence technical direction, mentor team members, and drive engineering best practices. This role offers the chance to make a direct impact on a fast-growing product while expanding your expertise in Java, distributed systems, and modern backend architectures. WHAT YOU WILL DO - Be hands-on in architecting and implementing software solutions based on a given set of requirements, either as an individual contributor or as a technical lead; - Create technical work plans and execute on those plans to meet individual business objectives; - Assist in maintaining existing backend services. MUST HAVES - 5+ years of hands-on experience in architecting, implementing, and delivering software engineering solutions based on defined product requirements; - Deep experience with Java; - Experience with distributed messaging brokers and/or event streaming platforms such as RabbitMQ, ZeroMQ, or Kafka; - Experience using the Git version control system; - Comfortable working with a fully remote team; - Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal supervision; - Upper-Intermediate English level. NICE TO HAVES - Experience in Realtime Messaging developments; - Experience with Kotlin; - Experience working with dependency injection frameworks such as Micronaut, Spring Boot, etc.; - JavaScript and WebSocket experience are also highly valued; - Familiarity with microservice architectures; - Experience with distributed NoSQL databases such as Mongo, Cassandra, etc.; - Experience with distributed caches such as Redis, Valkey, etc.; - Experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab, TravisCI, etc.; - Manipulating real-time audio streams; - Developing Node.js applications; - B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent from an accredited institution. PERKS AND BENEFITS - Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps. - Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities. - A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands. - Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office – whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.