Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. RemoFirst is transforming the way businesses hire and manage global teams by providing an all-in-one global HR platform. They are seeking a Senior Back-End Engineer with strong experience in Python and Java to maintain and improve existing systems and support the transition to Java. The role involves designing, developing, and maintaining backend services while collaborating with international teams in a fully remote environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and Java
- Support and contribute to the gradual migration from Python-based services to Java, ensuring stability and continuityBuild and maintain RESTful APIs and backend integrations
- Participate in system design and architectural discussions, especially around service boundaries and migration strategy
- Work with distributed systems and microservices
- Integrate with third-party services and external APIs
- Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code following best practices
- Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing
- Debug production issues and improve system reliability, observability, and performance
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across time zones
Skills
- 5+ years of backend software development experience
- Strong professional experience with Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks)
- Strong professional experience with Java, preferably using Spring Boot
- Solid understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and design patterns
- Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
- Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL); exposure to NoSQL databases is a plus
- Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development (TDD)
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern development workflows
- Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems
- Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to performance and scalability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Benefits
- Fully remote role
- Opportunity to work on global-scale systems and products
- Exposure to international teams and modern engineering practices
- High ownership and autonomy in a fast-growing startup environment
- A strong culture grounded in speed, ownership, trust, transparency, customer obsession, and excellence.
- Real problems, global impact, and the chance to help redefine how the world works.
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