Backend Engineer

Job Description

Role Summary
Seeking a hands-on backend engineer to build and support scalable services powering warehouse and supply chain operational planning, performance, and reporting visibility. This role is execution-focused and requires strong coding, data handling, and debugging skills in a distributed, event-driven environment.

Scope of Work
Build and enhance backend services supporting warehouse operational planning, productivity, visibility, and productivity systems
Develop complex RESTful services with significant distributed system dependencies, providing low-latency responses to the presentation layer
Design and implement APIs for internal systems, working closely with data providers and presentation layer partners
Work with relational databases to manage operational data, including writing and optimizing complex SQL queries
Break down requirements into implementable tasks and deliver within sprint timelines
Ensure code quality through unit and integration testing and automation

Required Skills
Strong proficiency in Kotlin
Solid experience with relational databases and SQL (Postgres preferred)
Experience with messaging systems (Kafka or similar)
Experience building scalable backend services and APIs
8+ years of software engineering experience
Experience working in agile development environments

Preferred Skills
Experience with test-driven development and test automation
Prior experience in supply chain, logistics, or warehouse systems
Prior experience in Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) environments

Skills Description
Strong proficiency in Kotlin, with over 5 years of experience working with Java, Kafka, and SQL data stores. Experience with Oracle and stored procedures is a plus. Brings 8+ years of overall software engineering experience.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Must Have
Java
Kafka
Kotlin
SQL

Nice To Have
Oracle
Stored Procedures

Notes:
Hybrid

VIVA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants have an equal opportunity for placement, and all employees have an equal opportunity to develop on the job. This means that VIVA will not discriminate against any employee or qualified applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.