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.