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Senior Back-End Engineer, Java
Location
China
Posted
5 days ago
Salary
0
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior Back-End Engineer, Java
Remote People
• Design, develop and document fast, secure and easy-to-use APIs consumed by both front-end and back-end applications • Build effective integrations with other applications and third-party software • Own the entire implementation cycle from design to rollout • Leverage AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as a core part of your development workflow to accelerate implementation • Act as the quality gate on AI-assisted development: review, validate and refactor generated code to ensure it meets architecture, security and maintainability standards • Design and orchestrate lightweight automation and agent workflows to eliminate repetitive engineering tasks (test generation, data migrations, boilerplate, monitoring scripts) • Contribute to the squad's adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and share learnings across the Back-End Chapter • Contribute to requirements review and work closely with Product Manager to design and plan new features • Participate in the Back-End Engineering Chapter and contribute to global architecture decisions
Job Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years in a Software Development role
- Strong architectural judgment and code quality ownership — the ability to design good systems, not just write good code
- Solid command of Java and Spring Boot
- Demonstrated, hands-on experience using AI coding assistants in a production engineering context — a practiced workflow, not just familiarity
- Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability
- Experience designing and implementing micro-services
- Knowledge of API design with REST, gRPC, GraphQL and API documentation with OpenAPI/Swagger
- Experience with various data store, streaming and caching solutions (SQL and NoSQL databases, Redis, MQ, Kafka, Elasticsearch)
- Ability to draw and document technical solutions prior to implementation
- Ability to communicate effectively in a remote environment — clear written communication, reliable async collaboration
Benefits
- A competitive salary
- An asynchronous working environment
- A "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the job
- The ability to work from abroad for a short period of time
- Growth opportunities within the company
- We provide all new joiners with the necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one
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