Backend Engineer (m/f/x) - remote job

GRID is hiring a Backend Engineer (m/f/x). The role sits in IT and programming and is fully remote. The company hires candidates based in Europe.

The main tools named in the advert are: Java, Kubernetes, Docker, Agile / Scrum. Your CV should show concrete examples of exactly these skills.

The employer did not publish a figure; that is settled at interview. The advert names the CET timezone, so working hours have to be agreed against your own.

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* Are you passionate about building event-driven systems?

* Do you have a strong grasp of Kotlin or Go?

* Do you enjoy finding solutions for significantly impactful challenges?

If the answers to the above questions are yes, then this role could be ideal for you! Requirements What you will do

* Build greenfield mission-critical services and expand the reliability of existing ones

* Help to shape GRID 's technological landscape together with experienced colleagues

* Participate in architectural discussions, providing feedback to coworkers and ensuring good practices

* Work closely together with product stakeholders to communicate progress and considerations effectively

Your skills will include (must have)

* Minimum of 3 years of commercial experience

* Deep knowledge of a strongly typed language (preferably Kotlin / Go)

* Explicit (nullable) types

* Strong, minimal contracts

* Helpful abstractions and class hierarchies / compositions (introduced at an appropriate time)

* Ambition to build robust, high-quality mission-critical systems, leveraging the power of:

* Automated testing

* Automated monitoring and alerting

* CI/CD infrastructure

* Know-how of good API design (preferably REST / GraphQL), paying attention to:

* Documentation

* Self-documenting naming and structures

* Minimal and extendable contracts (while minimizing breaking changes)

* Experience with GraphQL/REST APIs, micro-service architecture and container / orchestration systems (preferably Docker / Kubernetes), while bearing in mind:

* Complexity trade-offs

* Fault-tolerance design

* Knowledge of JIRA, Agile and Scrum

* Good communication skills, especially when working with remote teams

* Good attention to detail

* Being able to work CET time zone

Nice to have

* Production experience with designing and maintaining GraphQL APIs.

* Knowledge of eSports and gaming.

* The ability to thrive in a fast-paced software startup that has incredible potential

* A passion for software engineering while writing clean, well-tested code

* Enthusiasm for working in a Lean, fully Agile environment

* Comfortable using AI tooling where necessary (ex. open code, github copilot, claude code)

* Knowledge of modern AI workflows

What you can expect from GRID ’s Engineering Team

* Impactful: With a robust CI/CD process, and a full suite of automated tests our engineers ship daily, allowing you to make impact on the product from day one with peace of mind

* Agile & Inclusively: We’ve developed our own kanban-based way of working that is constantly being improved and adapted by the self-organizing product-engineering teams. Opinions and ideas are valued from all

* Quality: Achieved by ensuring detailed stories and epics, high test coverage, a thorough code-review process, consciously taking on technical debt and an open culture of sharing opinions

* Organized: We strive for considered decisions, creating software that lasts. We document them in decision records, which any engineer in any team can drive

Highlights We are looking for someone well-versed in Kotlin or Go to join our Engineering team - where you will be developing greenfield services and taking an active role in shaping GRID ’s technology landscape. Originally posted on Himalayas