Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. KP Recruiting Group is recruiting for a client seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to build a modern internal tools platform. The role focuses on backend services, APIs, data modeling, and platform architecture while consolidating legacy applications and collaborating with product and engineering teams.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale backend services, APIs, and microservices for a modern internal tools platform
- Help consolidate legacy applications into a unified, high-performance system
- Design RESTful APIs and scalable architectures that support evolving business needs and AI-driven use cases
- Develop and optimize relational database schemas, queries, and data models
- Partner with product managers and engineers across multiple business teams to deliver impactful solutions
- Troubleshoot complex technical challenges and improve system performance, reliability, and maintainability
- Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate coding, testing, refactoring, and debugging while maintaining high engineering standards
- Contribute to architectural decisions, code reviews, testing practices, and technical innovation
Skills
- 6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
- Strong Java and Spring Boot experience — required
- Solid experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs
- Expertise in relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL, including schema design and query optimization
- Experience building distributed systems, microservices, and scalable backend architectures
- Hands-on experience with AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor
- Ability to evaluate AI-generated code critically and take ownership of code quality, security, and reliability
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across teams and systems
- Experience with Python, Node.js, Go, NoSQL databases, BigQuery, or LLM integrations is a plus
- Computer Science or related degree preferred, but not required
Benefits
- Hybrid preferred: 3 days per week in the Santa Monica office
- Remote flexibility
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Equity
- Flexible time off and paid holidays
- Paid parental and medical leave
- Learning and development resources
- Wellness programs
- Team events
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