* Salário: R$ 2.000 a R$ 5.000 por mês (estimado)
* O valor exibido é uma estimativa calculada com base em dados públicos e referências do mercado. Não garantimos que este seja o salário oferecido para esta vaga específica.
Área: Outros
Nível: Senior
About us
Confidencial (Apenas para Cadastrados) is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.
If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you!
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to build and operate scalable backend services on a high-traffic consumer platform. You will design RESTful APIs and distributed systems using Java and Spring Boot, while integrating backend infrastructure with AI and LLM-enabled features. The role offers broad technical ownership across platform reliability, API architecture, and AI-driven product development.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot;
- Develop and manage RESTful APIs following best practices across the full API lifecycle;
- Architect and optimize distributed systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and fault tolerance;
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data, product, and AI to deliver integrated solutions;
- Build backend capabilities that support AI-driven product features and LLM-based workflows;
- Contribute to system reliability, monitoring, and continuous improvement of platform services.
Must haves
- 4+ years of backend engineering experience working with production-grade systems;
- Expert proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Gradle, and microservices architecture;
- Strong experience designing and building RESTful APIs, including API lifecycle best practices;
- Solid experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or similar;
- Proven experience with distributed systems, fault-tolerant design, and performance tuning;
- Ability to work with AI-driven requirements;
- Experience integrating or designing workflows around LLM-based services;
- Understanding of API patterns for AI services;
- Experience building backend features that enable AI-powered product experiences;
- Upper-intermediate English level.
Nice to haves
- Experience with asynchronous messaging systems such as Kafka or RabbitMQ;
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures;
- Experience with GraphQL, API gateways, or hybrid API ecosystems;
- Exposure to LLM/AI APIs such as OpenAI or Anthropic, or development of AI-enhanced features;
- Previous experience working in remote, distributed teams;
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives or mentoring other engineers.
Perks and benefits
- Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps.
- Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities.
- A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands.
- Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office, whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: Remote