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Description As a Backend Engineer at Wordly, you will build and improve backend services across our technology stack, helping deliver new features and maintain existing systems that support Wordlys realtime translation experiences. This is an individual contributor role focused on handson implementation. You will work from product requirements and established technical direction to build and maintain backend services and APIs, improve existing systems, and support reliable backend functionality across the platform. We are looking for someone who can work independently from clear requirements and contribute effectively within a fully remote team. Strong experience with either Java or Kotlin is required, along with experience using backend frameworks such as Micronaut, Spring Boot, or similar. You should also be comfortable writing and maintaining unit and integration tests, working with distributed backend systems, and using AIassisted development tools effectively and responsibly as part of daytoday engineering work. Minimum Qualifications 3+ years of handson experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs from product requirements Experience working in distributed systems and microservice environments Strong handson experience with Java or Kotlin; experience with both is a plus Experience with backend frameworks such as Micronaut, Spring Boot, or similar Experience with messaging and event streaming systems, NoSQL databases, distributed caches, and CI/CD pipelines Experience writing and maintaining unit and integration tests Experience using AIassisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, or similar, and comfort using them effectively and responsibly Experience working in modern software development workflows, including version control and code review practices Comfortable working with a fully remote team Selfmotivated and able to implement features independently from clear requirements Desired Qualifications Experience working with realtime audio streams Experience developing Node.js applications B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent from an accredited institution Responsibilities Build and maintain backend services and APIs from product requirements and established technical direction Improve and support existing backend services across the platform Implement solutions that integrate with distributed systems, messaging and event streaming systems, caches, and NoSQL data stores Write and maintain unit and integration tests, and help improve backend test coverage and code quality Debug and resolve issues in existing backend services Work crossfunctionally with Product, other engineers, and technical leads to deliver backend functionality Participate in code reviews and contribute to clean, maintainable, and welltested code #J-18808-Ljbffr