Senior Backend Engineer, CoreConnect

About CoreConnect

Role Overview

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Key Responsibilities

• **Core Engineering & Architecture:**
• Design, implement, and optimize scalable Kotlin Spring Boot backend services using a Hexagonal architecture for high-performance fleet orchestration.
• **Data & Integration Strategy:**
• Manage complex data layers (Postgres/PostGIS, TimescaleDB) and develop a Unified Abstraction Layer to integrate diverse autonomous vehicle APIs for fleet-agnostic control.
• **Real-time Systems & Optimization**
• : Drive the technical roadmap for real-time data engineering, resolving bottlenecks in high-frequency data ingestion (MQTT/WebSockets) to ensure sub-second latency.
• **Security, Scalability & Observability:**
• Enforce standards for platform security and observability, implementing Multi-tenant Architecture (RLS) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC).
• **Cross-Functional Collaboration:**
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering Leadership, and DevSecOps to build high-quality solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• **Engineering Culture**
• : Mentor engineers, lead rigorous code reviews, introduce process improvements, and foster a culture of operational excellence.

Qualifications

• **Experience & Education:**
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or other relevant fields and 5+ years of professional experience with Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot delivering well-tested, complex systems in a SaaS startup environment
• **Architecture & Data Mastery:**
• Deep proficiency in distributed systems, Hexagonal Architecture, and scalable API design.
• Expertise in SQL (PostgreSQL), geospatial data (GIS/PostGIS), and time-series data (TimescaleDB).
• **Real-Time & Integrations:**

Experience

• architecting low-latency communication (WebSockets, MQTT) and building abstraction layers for third-party vendor APIs.
• **Mindset & Execution:**
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity, balance architectural purity with commercial objectives (managing technical debt, shipping MVPs), and take full ownership of the code lifecycle and incident management (root-cause analysis and prevention).
• **Security & Quality:**
• A consistent focus on software quality and security best practices with hands-on experience in automated testing (unit and integration test suites), SAST, DAST, and setting up platform observability tooling.
• **Complementary Expertise:**
• **Frontend Proficiency:**
• Practical experience building interfaces with React or Next.js and TypeScript.
• **Infrastructure & DevOps:**
• Mastery of cloud environments, specifically AWS and Kubernetes (EKS), along with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or Helm)
• **Industry Experience:**
• Direct background in logistics, robotics, or fleet management systems.
• Communication: Fluency in Business English is a must.

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