Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin)

TL;DR

Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin): Building and optimizing web-based clients and RESTful web services for an AI-native Employee Experience Platform with an accent on producing high-quality and tested code, continuous learning, and knowledge sharing. Focus on owning topics from features to quality, ensuring a good CI/CD pipeline, and automating processes.

Location: Berlin (hybrid), also available in Chemnitz, Dresden, Leipzig

Company

hirify.global is an industry-leading Unicorn company providing an AI-native Employee Experience Platform to help organizations with internal communication, supporting over 2,000 customers globally.

What you will do

• Improve and develop both web-based clients and RESTful web services.
• Work in a cross-functional scrum team and produce high-quality, tested code.
• Give and receive valuable feedback in code reviews and continuously learn and share knowledge with peers.
• Take ownership of topics ranging from features and quality to the work environment.
• Work iteratively, frequently pushing code, ensuring a good CI/CD pipeline, and automating where possible.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience working as a Backend Engineer.
• Must have experience in Kotlin.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Ideally have worked with MongoDB, Terraform, Docker, and have an understanding of REST and Microservices.
• Passionate for Test Driven Development, quality, clean code, and continuous learning.
• Good English communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive Compensation including a Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP).
• Flexible working time models and the option of hybrid work, supported by a yearly flex work allowance of €1560.
• 31 vacation days annually (including one floating holiday), plus pro rata fully paid Fridays off during August.
• Monthly Wellbeing Allowance of €35 for fitness, mental health, hobbies, or relaxation.
• Company pension scheme.
• One volunteers day off per year for supporting a social project.