Senior Backend Engineer

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 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.