Senior/Staff Software Engineer with Automotive Background (Coding Is Required) (Java/Kotlin)

Location: Foster City, California, USA

Company

hirify.global provides recruitment and staffing services across multiple industries, including automotive and software.

What you will do

• Build and maintain payment systems, financial transaction platforms, and digital commerce systems.
• Develop backend services, REST APIs, and microservices using Java and/or Kotlin.
• Design event-driven and distributed systems using Apache Kafka.
• Work on scalability, concurrency, system reliability, and high-volume transaction processing.
• Use relational and NoSQL databases in production backend systems.
• Support containerized delivery and cloud environments through Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience at Senior or Staff level.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and/or Kotlin.
• Extensive experience with payment systems, financial transaction platforms, or digital commerce systems.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, event-driven architecture, distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, and Spring Boot/Spring Framework.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, or DynamoDB, plus Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Git, and cloud environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Contract engagement.
• Confidential handling of candidate information in accordance with EEO guidelines.