Join us and earn 2500 USD sign-on bonusAgile Engine 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 such as application development and AI/ML, and our people‐first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.WHY JOIN USIf 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 ROLEAs aLead Backend Developer (Go/Kotlin), you will play a key role in modernizing a large‐scale platform by shaping cloud‐native services that support millions of users.This role focuses on building resilient backend foundations, influencing architectural decisions, and driving long‐term technical evolution.You'll work in a product‐oriented, ownership‐driven environment that values clean design, autonomy, and continuous improvement.It's a strong opportunity to grow while contributing to meaningful, high‐impact systems.WHAT YOU WILL DODesign and develop scalable microservices using Golang for transactional systems and/or Kotlin for Backend‐for‐Frontends (BFF);Take ownership of infrastructure provisioning using Terraform (Infrastructure as Code);Migrate data and logic from a legacy PHP monolith to Cloud SQL/Spanner;Collaborate with mobile engineers to define API schemas and requirements;Ensure high performance and reliability of services deployed to Cloud Run/GKE;Write clean, maintainable, and testable code.MUST HAVESBachelor's degreein Computer Science or related field;5+ yearsof backend software development experience;Strong proficiency inGo (Golang)and/orKotlin (server‐side) ;Hands‐on experience withGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)(Cloud Run, Pub/Sub, Big Query);Experience withTerraformor similar Ia C tools;Solid understanding ofMicroservices architectureanddistributed systems ;Experience with relational ( Postgre SQL ) andNo SQL databases ;Upper‐intermediateEnglish level.NICE TO HAVESAbility to read and understand PHP;Experience with g RPC and Protocol Buffers;Experience with Event‐Driven Architecture.PERKS AND BENEFITSProfessional growth:Mentorship, Tech Talks, and personalized growth roadmaps.Competitive compensation:USD‐based pay with education, fitness, and team activity budgets.Exciting projects:Modern solutions with Fortune 500 and top product companies.Flextime:Flexible schedule with remote and office options.