Wordly

Backend Engineer

Wordly

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • United States

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Tech Stack

Distributed SystemsJavaKotlinNoSQLSpringSpring BootSpringBoot

About the role

  • Build and maintain backend services and APIs from product requirements and established technical direction
  • Improve and support existing backend services across the platform
  • Implement solutions that integrate with distributed systems, messaging and event streaming systems, caches, and NoSQL data stores
  • Write and maintain unit and integration tests
  • Debug and resolve issues in existing backend services
  • Work cross-functionally with Product, other engineers, and technical leads to deliver backend functionality
  • Participate in code reviews and contribute to clean, maintainable, and well-tested code

Requirements

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs from product requirements
  • Experience working in distributed systems and microservice environments
  • Strong hands-on experience with Java or Kotlin
  • Experience with backend frameworks such as Micronaut, Spring Boot, or similar
  • Experience with messaging and event streaming systems, NoSQL databases, distributed caches, and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience writing and maintaining unit and integration tests
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, or similar
  • Comfortable working with a fully remote team
Benefits
  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Remote work options
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
backend servicesAPIsJavaKotlinMicronautSpring BootNoSQL databasesunit testsintegration testsCI/CD pipelines
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingcode reviewclean code practices