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Remofirst empowers employers to be free from geographical boundaries when accessing talent, allowing employees to pursue opportunities wherever they may exist. We are on a mission to be the first to truly revolutionise the industry and be a generational company.
Our platform offers a full‑range people management tool, employee benefits like health insurance, and financial benefits, enabling clients to hire anyone from anywhere with one click. Remofirst manages employees and contractors for Fortune 500 companies (e.g., Microsoft, Mastercard) and the best startups worldwide (e.g., TransferGo).
We are a small but strong team of 100+ people – hyper‑focused on delivering a world‑class platform and unparalleled service with our industry‑leading partnerships. To accelerate our growth, we are looking for a talented Back‑End Engineer to design and build our core services.
What you'll be doing :
- Collaborate with a fully remote, international engineering team at Remofirst
- Design, implement, and maintain high‑quality backend services in Java
- Participate in architecture discussions and system design, contributing to scalability and reliability decisions
- Write clean, maintainable, and well‑tested code following best practices
- Work on complex distributed systems and integration with third‑party services
- Participate in code reviews, mentoring, and knowledge sharing with team members
- Communicate effectively with team members and stakeholders in English
What you’ll need :
5+ years of professional software development experience, with significant experience in JavaStrong knowledge of object‑oriented design, SOLID principles, and design patternsExperience with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and RESTful API developmentHands‑on experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databasesFamiliarity with unit testing, integration testing, and test‑driven development (TDD)Experience with CI / CD pipelines, version control (Git), and code review processesUnderstanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS preferred)Excellent problem‑solving and debugging skills, with a focus on performance and scalabilityStrong communication skills in EnglishWhy work at Remofirst?
Startup environment with influence and rapid growthBuild & scale from scratch, working with industry leaders such as Microsoft and MastercardCompetitive compensation, 100% remote work, PTO regulated by local statutory lawsCulture of respect, kindness, and continuous learning; diversity and inclusion are part of our DNAAll salaries are in USD and will be converted to your local currency with a fixed FX rate. We may use artificial intelligence tools to support parts of the hiring process, but final hiring decisions are made by humans.
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