Kotlin Backend Engineer ID63949

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

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design and maintain scalable, secure backend systems that power a high-scale consumer dating platform. You will work with Kotlin and AWS-native services, owning projects end-to-end from architecture to production delivery. The role includes mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical standards, with AI-assisted development tools integrated into the engineering workflow.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and maintain backend systems that are scalable, secure, and reliable, using AWS-native services;

• Drive individual projects from inception to delivery, owning the full software development lifecycle;

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineers to ship new features and improvements;

• Apply AI-based development tools and workflows to enhance productivity and code quality;

• Participate in architecture discussions and propose technical solutions that support long-term scalability;

• Support junior engineers through pairing, mentoring, and code reviews;

• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices to maintain a high-quality codebase.

Must haves

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend Kotlin software engineering;

• 2+ years working with cloud environments, preferably AWS, including deployment and monitoring;

• Proven experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT) as part of day-to-day engineering workflows, along with hands-on experience integrating and supporting AI/LLM-powered features or services in production systems;

• Proven ability to run projects autonomously and deliver production-ready systems;

• Exposure to secure API design, distributed systems, and microservices architecture;

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes;

• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and observability platforms such as Datadog, Prometheus;

• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, inclusive mindset;

• Upper-intermediate English level.

The benefits of joining us

• 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.

Meet Our Recruitment Process

Asynchronous stage – An automated, self-paced track that helps us move faster and give you quicker feedback:

• Short online form to confirm basic requirements

• 30–60 minute skills assessment via Codility – a platform founded in Poland that helps us provide quicker feedback and streamline this stage of the process.

• 5-minute introduction video

Synchronous stage – Live interviews

• Technical interview with our engineering team (scheduled at your convenience)

• Final interview with your future teammates

If it’s a match — you’ll get an offer!