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