SDET Engineer (Kotlin)

TL;DR

SDET Engineer (Kotlin): Developing and integrating performance testing tools for the Kotlin Ecosystem with an accent on performance analysis and optimization. Focus on collaborating with cross-functional teams and maintaining benchmark infrastructure.

Location: Berlin, Germany; Limassol, Cyprus; Munich, Germany; Paphos, Cyprus; Prague, Czech Republic; Warsaw, Poland; Yerevan, Armenia

Company

hirify.global is a rapidly growing software development company focused on creating the best development tools in the world.

What you will do

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to share expertise and technology stacks in the process of performance testing tooling creation.
• Develop and maintain benchmark infrastructure, profiling tools, and testing frameworks to measure and analyze performance metrics.
• Help developers analyze complex performance issues and identify their root causes.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to team discussions on performance-related topics.

Requirements

• Three or more years of experience in software development, automation testing, or performance engineering.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Good understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, algorithms, and concurrency.
• Proficient in programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Rust, C/C++, or similar.
• Experience with performance analysis tools, such as profilers and benchmarking frameworks.
• Familiar with monitoring visualisation tools, such as Grafana, Kibana or Datadog.
• Proficient in English.
• Able to work effectively both as part of a team and independently.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience developing or testing compilers, virtual machines and build tooling systems.
• Experience developing or enhancing performance monitoring platforms or tools.
• Familiar with low-level system programming and memory management.
• Experience with software performance optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• A focus on innovation and experimentation.
• Openness to community feedback.
• Collaborative and inclusive culture valuing diversity and teamwork.
• Commitment to professional growth with mentorship opportunities.
• A low-friction work environment minimizing bureaucracy.
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology.