Software Engineer – Contractor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Poland.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain backend services and APIs that are essential for the Justride fare collection platform.

• Engage in the design of scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems.

• Work in collaboration with engineers, testers, and product stakeholders to deliver features from initial concept to final production.

• Produce clean, well-tested, and maintainable code.

• Take part in code reviews and adhere to shared engineering standards.

• Create and maintain integrations with both internal services and external systems.

• Oversee and enhance service performance, reliability, and observability.

• Contribute to technical discussions and help shape solutions and best practices.

• Assume responsibility for work and contribute to team success.

⛳️ Requirements

• Residing in Poland.

• Proof of eligibility to work in Poland.

• Advanced proficiency in English (B2 or higher).

• At least 5 years of experience in backend development using Java or Kotlin.

• Strong commercial experience in developing backend systems with Java or Kotlin.

• Knowledge of distributed systems and the principles of scalability and reliability.

• Experience in designing and working with REST APIs and service-oriented or event-driven architectures.

• Practical experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.

• A thoughtful approach to code quality, testing, and maintainability.

• Capability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical peers.

• Familiarity with or knowledge of AWS services, Kafka, Terraform, Grafana, Gradle, Maven, and Git.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work opportunity.

• Chance to gain insights into a global fare payment platform utilized by transit agencies and millions of riders.

• Practical experience with event-driven architecture, Kafka, AWS, and infrastructure as code.

• Opportunity to collaborate within a cross-functional, international team and influence technical direction.

• An inclusive and supportive workplace culture.

• Reasonable accommodations available at any stage of the process.