Backend Engineer - Kotlin
6-month contract Kotlin Engineer role with a global retail client.
- Contract Kotlin System Engineer role
- Global enterprise organization investing heavily in integration and automation
- In office work arrangement, 5 days a week in downtown Vancouver
As a result of growth our client is looking to hire a Kotlin software engineer to build and support its finance integration platform. You’ll work in an existing Kotlin codebase, connecting finance, order-management, and retail systems with third-party services. The focus is on inbound and outbound invoice flows, with data mappings, validation, and error handling that keep invoice data accurate, traceable, and adaptable to requirements across different countries.
You’ll work with AWS infrastructure, write automated tests and documentation, and partner with Finance, Tax, Security, and engineering teams, using AI coding tools like Git Hub Copilot and Codex while reviewing and owning the results.
This client is one of the most recognizable Canadian brands, a true Vancouver success story who has expanded globally. They are well known for their corporate culture and has won major awards for their accomplishments. They have invested majorly in technology and have had an incredibly successful past few years, including a major strategic acquisition. They have an all-star leadership team who keeps you accountable and provides support while still affording you tremendous autonomy.
They are located close to rapid transit in newly renovated offices in downtown Vancouver and have an in person work arrangement with 5 days a week in office.
- 8-10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including Kotlin development and maintenance, with AI-assisted coding
- Hands-on AWS and Terraform experience for infrastructure deployment
- APIs and event-driven systems: data transformation and troubleshooting distributed systems
- Engineering best practices: automated testing, code review, CI/CD, security, and observability, plus sound judgment in verifying AI-generated code and protecting sensitive data
This role pays between $75-95 per hour.
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