Software Engineer, Back-end (Kotlin)

About Fever

Fever is the leading global live-entertainment discovery platform, helping millions of people every month to discover the best experiences in their cities. With a mission to democratize access to culture and entertainment, Fever inspires its users to enjoy unique local experiences and events, from immersive exhibitions, interactive experiences, and festivals to musicals, plays, and concerts. Through our platform, creators can also access a global audience, allowing them to scale and enhance experiences.

About the Role

We are seeking a talented and passionate Backend Software Engineer with at least 3 years of experience to join our dynamic engineering team. As a Backend Engineer at Fever, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable and high-performance backend systems that power our global platform. You will work with cutting-edge technologies and contribute to building innovative solutions that enhance the user experience and support our rapid growth.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance backend services using Kotlin and other JVM languages.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define, design, and ship new features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing systems to improve performance and reliability.
• Contribute to the architecture and design of new systems and features.
• Work with microservices architecture, cloud-native technologies, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ensure the security and data integrity of our systems.

Requirements

• Proven experience (3+ years) as a Backend Software Engineer.
• Strong proficiency in Kotlin and the JVM ecosystem. Experience with Scala or Java is a plus.
• Solid experience with Spring Boot and building microservices.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency in working with relational (e.g., SQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Elasticsearch, Redis).
• Experience with messaging queues (e.g., Kafka) is a plus.
• Understanding of software development best practices, including version control (Git), testing, and CI/CD.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
• Strong communication skills in English.