Senior/Lead Back End Engineer

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🕒 January 28

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Remofirst

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11 - 50 employees

👥 HR Tech

📋 Compliance

☁️ SaaS

HR Tech • Compliance • SaaS

Remofirst is a full-service Employer of Record (EOR) company that facilitates global employment solutions for businesses. It allows companies to employ talent in over 180 countries without establishing multiple international entities. Remofirst provides a range of services including global payroll management, onboarding, and managing international employees and contractors, ensuring compliance with local legal requirements. The company also offers international health insurance, assistance with visas and work permits, and comprehensive workforce management solutions, all aimed at simplifying the process of hiring and managing global talent. Remofirst is a versatile platform tailored to meet the needs of startups and large enterprises for smooth global expansion and efficient HR management.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Python and Java. • Support and contribute to the gradual migration from Python-based services to Java, ensuring stability and continuity. • Build and maintain RESTful APIs and backend integrations. • Participate in system design and architectural discussions, especially around service boundaries and migration strategy. • Work with distributed systems and microservices. • Integrate with third-party services and external APIs. • Write clean, well-tested, and maintainable code following best practices. • Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and knowledge sharing. • Debug production issues and improve system reliability, observability, and performance. • Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams across time zones.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of backend software development experience • Strong professional experience with Python (Django, FastAPI, Flask, or similar frameworks) • Strong professional experience with Java, preferably using Spring Boot. • Solid understanding of object-oriented design, SOLID principles, and design patterns • Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs • Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL); exposure to NoSQL databases is a plus • Familiarity with unit testing, integration testing, and test-driven development (TDD) • Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git, and modern development workflows • Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems • Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to performance and scalability • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote role • Opportunity to work on global-scale systems and products • Exposure to international teams and modern engineering practices • High ownership and autonomy in a fast-growing startup environment • A strong culture grounded in speed, ownership, trust, transparency, customer obsession, and excellence. • Real problems, global impact, and the chance to help redefine how the world works.