Senior Back-End Engineer (Java)
About Remote People
At Remote People, we're building the infrastructure to power borderless teams. By handling global payroll, benefits, taxes, and compliance, our technology enables businesses to hire anyone anywhere compliantly at the push of a button.
If you're interested in adding to our vision of enabling people to work in dream jobs, for every company, and from anywhere in the world, apply now!
We're committed to building a global, diverse team representing different and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, or disability. Being part of Remote People means being part of a growing, international family.
Overview
We're seeking an experienced Senior Back-End Engineer who combines strong architectural judgment with a high-ownership mindset and a genuine drive to operate at the frontier of modern engineering practices.
What you'll be doing
You'll join one of our cross-functional squads — working alongside a Product Manager, a Designer, Front-End, Back-End and QA Engineers — building the world's best Employer of Record platform. We are a remote-first team spread across Asia and Europe, so clear async communication and cross-timezone collaboration are part of how we work every day. You'll own meaningful pieces of the product end-to-end, from design to rollout, with the autonomy and responsibility to make technical decisions and the expectation to deliver value at speed without compromising quality. AI tooling is a first-class part of how we work: you'll leverage it to move faster, and you'll be the quality bar on everything that ships.
Responsibilities
Design, develop and document fast, secure and easy-to-use APIs consumed by both front-end and back-end applications
Build effective integrations with other applications and third-party software
Own the entire implementation cycle from design to rollout
Leverage AI coding tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as a core part of your development workflow to accelerate implementation
Act as the quality gate on AI-assisted development: review, validate and refactor generated code to ensure it meets architecture, security and maintainability standards
Design and orchestrate lightweight automation and agent workflows to eliminate repetitive engineering tasks (test generation, data migrations, boilerplate, monitoring scripts)
Contribute to the squad's adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and share learnings across the Back-End Chapter
Contribute to requirements review and work closely with Product Manager to design and plan new features
Participate in the Back-End Engineering Chapter and contribute to global architecture decisions
Requirements
Minimum of 7 years in a Software Development role
Strong architectural judgment and code quality ownership — the ability to design good systems, not just write good code
Solid command of Java and Spring Boot
Demonstrated, hands-on experience using AI coding assistants in a production engineering context — a practiced workflow, not just familiarity
Ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness, security, and maintainability
Experience designing and implementing micro-services
Knowledge of API design with REST, gRPC, GraphQL and API documentation with OpenAPI/Swagger
Experience with various data store, streaming and caching solutions (SQL and NoSQL databases, Redis, MQ, Kafka, Elasticsearch)
Ability to draw and document technical solutions prior to implementation
Ability to communicate effectively in a remote environment — clear written communication, reliable async collaboration
Preferred Skills
Experience decomposing complex tasks into agent-friendly subtasks, or building and configuring simple automation pipelines
TDD by default — especially important in an AI-assisted workflow where tests are the primary safety net on generated code
Experience working on a SaaS platform, or at least a custom-built product
Proven knowledge of Online Payment, Payroll or Invoicing domains
Some experience with Python
Strong sense of security and application performance
Strive to solve complex problems with simple, effective solutions
Self-directed and self-improving: you manage your own time, define your own growth path, and hold yourself to a high bar without waiting to be told
What it's like working at Remote People
Our service & product. We're a technology company, not an accountancy, payroll provider, recruitment firm or similar. We build a workforce management platform that allows our customers to hire the best talent in minutes, without worrying about compliance, payroll, or HR admin.
Our amazing team and environment. Working at Remote People means you're working on something very exciting: Allowing every person on the planet to have access to equal opportunities in living a fulfilled work and personal life. We believe in hiring from within and going the extra mile to retain top talent. As the company continues to grow extremely fast, you will be given the opportunity to develop and grow alongside.
Our benefits and perks. Being part of Remote People means that you get the benefit of:
A competitive salary
An asynchronous working environment
A "Remote-First" company environment (or Hybrid) - based on the nature of the job
The ability to work from abroad for a short period of time
Growth opportunities within the company
We provide all new joiners with the necessary hardware to ensure you have the tools you need to succeed from day one
How to apply
Please fill out the form and upload your CV in a PDF format.
If you don’t have an up-to-date CV but you are still keen to reaching out, please feel free to add a copy of your LinkedIn profile instead.
Need help? Get in touch with us at: [email protected]
