Senior Backend Developer

Tempo Software

Senior Backend Developer at Tempo enhancing Jira productivity tools by writing scalable, maintainable code in Java and Kotlin. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve user challenges and improve performance.

Posted 6/21/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDistributed SystemsDynamoDBJavaKotlinKubernetesMongoDBNoSQLReactSQLTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write efficient, readable, maintainable, and testable code using Kotlin, Java, and other server-side languages and frameworks
Create unit tests, sometimes integration and performance tests
Review your peers' code
Solve challenging problems with a great attention to user experience, security and performance
Cooperate with product managers, designers, software developers, QA engineers, and technical writers to develop and maintain the best Atlassian plugins that are used by thousands of people in many big-name companies around the world

Requirements

What you’ll need

Has 4+ years of experience in server-side development of commercial web applications in Java and/or Kotlin
Experience with Typescript and the React ecosystem are a definitive plus
Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related studies
Working knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals: big-O, basic data structures, and algorithms
Skills in designing APIs
Has experience with building highly scalable distributed systems
Has experience with Kubernetes and AWS
Has experience with SQL queries and database performance, as well as experience with NoSQL technologies, such as MongoDB or AWS DynamoDB
Ability to express thoughts clearly, including explanation of technical decisions
Upper-intermediate spoken and written English
Solid soft skills to communicate in a multicultural environment
Ability to work autonomously and remotely without extensive control or micro-management, ability to start working without complete technical specification
Ability to learn and have productive communication on topics which the candidate doesn’t know 100% in advance
Ability to work with the teammates on elaborating technical specifications
Experience with performance optimizations considered a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote First work environment
Unlimited vacation in most of our locations!!
Great benefits including health, dental, vision and savings plan.
Perks such as training reimbursement, WFH reimbursement, and more.
Diverse and dynamic teams with challenging and exciting work.
An opportunity to have a real impact on our business.
A great range of social activities (both in person and virtual).
Optional in person meet-ups and the ability to travel to our international offices
Employee referral program
And so much more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

KotlinJavaTypescriptReactAPI designSQLNoSQLMongoDBAWSKubernetes

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingattention to detailautonomymulticultural communicationtechnical explanationcollaborationadaptabilitylearningself-management

Certifications

Degree in Computer ScienceDegree in Software Engineering