Software Engineer II – Backend

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

📋 Description

• Develop, sustain, and enhance backend services along with their supporting tools.

• Engage in architectural design with a strong emphasis on innovation and creativity.

• Collaborate closely with product and experience teams to grasp product specifications and impact the roadmap for the distributed tracing product at New Relic.

• Design automation and tools to improve scalability and simplify deployment of our systems.

• Operate within an agile framework utilizing a DevOps approach, where teams build and manage their own software, including involvement in on-call rotations.

• Leverage AI tools to expedite your development process, from coding and code reviews to troubleshooting production issues, while helping the team adopt effective practices.

• Cultivate a culture of technical excellence and knowledge sharing.

⛳️ Requirements

• Background in distributed systems, concurrency, and scaling within production settings.

• Extensive experience in software development using OOP languages (Kotlin, Java, Go, etc.) and adaptability to various languages and frameworks.

• Understanding of asynchronous programming methodologies: streams, event-driven flows, task queues, and message queues.

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment focused on delivering production code consistently using Agile techniques, tools, and methodologies.

• A collaborative approach that involves colleagues in key decisions, leading to shared ownership of code.

• Capability to adapt in a rapidly evolving industry, a curiosity about AI, and a willingness to enhance your development processes.

• Proficiency in English.

🏝️ Benefits

• Promoting a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplace.

• Flexible work model options, including fully office-based, fully remote, or hybrid arrangements.