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 USIf you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet youABOUT THE ROLEAs a Lead Backend Developer (Go/Kotlin), you will play a key role in modernizing a large-scale platform by shaping cloud-native services that support millions of users.This role focuses on building resilient backend foundations, influencing architectural decisions, and driving long-term technical evolution.You'll work in a product-oriented, ownership-driven environment that values clean design, autonomy, and continuous improvement.It's a strong opportunity to grow while contributing to meaningful, high-impact systems.WHAT YOU WILL DODesign and develop scalable microservices using Golang for transactional systems and/or Kotlin for Backend-for-Frontends (BFF);Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code);Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner;Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas and requirements;Ensure high performance and reliability of services deployed to Cloud Run/GKE;Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.MUST HAVESBachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field;5+ years of backend software development experience;Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) and/or Kotlin (server-side);Hands‑on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, BigQuery);Experience with Terraform or similar IaC tools;Solid understanding of Microservices architecture and distributed systems;Experience with relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases;Upper‑intermediate English level.NICE TO HAVESAbility to read and understand PHP;Experience with gRPC and Protocol Buffers;Experience with Event-Driven Architecture.PERKS AND BENEFITSProfessional growth: Mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.Competitive compensation: USD-based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.Exciting projects: Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.Flextime: Flexible schedule with remote and office options.#J-18808-Ljbffr