Mobile Developer - Java, Kotlin

Overview

Lead Backend Engineer role focused on Kotlin development. You’ll be hands-on in Kotlin daily, designing platform services, integrating workflow orchestration frameworks, and enabling GenAI-powered intent parsing and decision nodes. You should understand complexity, trade-offs, and scaling.

• Design and build backend platform services in Kotlin for ingestion, orchestration, RBAC, monitoring, and developer tooling.
• Implement and optimize workflow orchestration frameworks (e.g., Temporal, Cadence, Camunda, Argo).
• Provide scalable APIs and abstractions that empower other teams to build workflows on the platform.
• Integrate GenAI/NLP pipelines for intent parsing, process matching, and intelligent decisioning.
• Champion developer experience (DX) through tooling, CI/CD improvements, and observability.
• Mentor backend engineers, lead design reviews, and guide technical decisions.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and process analysts to ensure platform adoption and impact.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, with strong Kotlin/JVM expertise.
• Proven track record building platforms, frameworks, or orchestration services (not just applications).
• Hands-on experience with workflow orchestration systems (Temporal, Cadence, Camunda, Argo, or similar).
• Deep knowledge of distributed systems, API design, and event-driven architectures.
• Practical experience integrating GenAI/NLP into backend systems.
• Experience with RBAC/security models in multi-tenant or enterprise environments.
• Strong bias for action, ability to thrive in lean teams inside large organizations, and passion for delivering value quickly.
• Natural mentor with excellent communication skills; collaborates across functions and knows when to push back.

• Seniority level:
  Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
  
  Full-time
• Job function:
  Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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