Senior Java Engineer

Gorilla Logic provides nearshore Agile teams to Fortune 500 and SMB companies, bringing unparalleled expertise in the delivery of full-stack web, mobile, and enterprise applications. Our highly collaborative Agile Gorillas are uniquely qualified to implement complex software initiatives. With offices in the United States, Costa Rica, Colombia and Mexico, Gorilla Logic helps clients gain competitive advantages to achieve results faster.

Senior Backend Engineer (Kotlin)

Gorilla Logic is looking for a senior backend engineer, you will play a crucial role in designing,

implementing, and maintaining our client's data architecture, ensuring the availability and

reliability of data for analysis and business decision making. The ideal candidate is passionate

about data, possesses strong technical skills, and has experience developing scalable data

solutions. But your real success will be measured by how well you couple critical thinking with self-

motivation, enthusiasm, and determination.

Responsibilities

* Work with an agile team to build, maintain and optimize our client's applications

* Mentor fellow developers

* Work with DevOps and QA to build a quality focused CI/CD pipeline

* Responsible for code reviews, testing and delivery of high-quality maintainable code

* Work in an Agile environment to define, estimate and work user stories

* Proficient English and communications skills required

* Good analytical thinking and problem-solving skills

Technical Requirements

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

* 5+ years of backend development experience with Kotlin

* 3+ years of backend Java development experience

* 3+ years of experience using a modern Java framework like Spring or Micronaut

* Proficient in designing and implementing scalable backend APIs

* Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON

* Experience with modern enterprise patterns like microservices

* Development experience with SQL databases

* Demonstrated experience building and maintaining a production application

Bonus Skills

* Protobuf and gPRC experience

* Webhooks integration experience

* Next.js experience

* Kafka message bus and event streaming

* Experience with CockroachDB

* Cloud development experience with AWS

* Container experience with Docker/Kubernetes