Backend Engineer

Join Wordly's fast growing global team! As a Backend Engineer, you will build and improve backend services across our technology stack, helping deliver new features and maintain existing systems that support Wordly’s real-time translation experiences.

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience building and maintaining backend services and APIs from product requirements
• Experience working in distributed systems and microservice environments
• Strong hands-on 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 AI-assisted 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
• Self-motivated and able to implement features independently from clear requirements

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Equity
• Health insurance
• 401(k) matching
• Retirement plan