We9re seeking a
Backend Engineer to join the team architecting, building and operating the Level platform.
This role requires strong
technical ownership and a
user-first design approach: you9ll own services end-to-end while deeply considering how your technical decisions impact user experiences.
What You9ll Do- Design and develop online platform solutions powering Level products and features including user identity, ecosystem safety, data privacy, publishing & distribution, educational products, social features, game services, telemetry platform etc.
- Build and operate highly available, robust, secure, sustainable, and maintainable components
- Drive service quality through performance analysis, monitoring, alerting, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with product, design, educators, and engineering teams to translate the vision into technical solutions
- Take ownership of outcomes from initial design through production operations
- Champion and implement best practices in testing, CI/CD, and operational excellence
Technical Stack- Backend: Kotlin + Spring Boot + gRPC / Connect
- Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), Terraform, ArgoCD
- Data: DynamoDB, Redis, S3, PostgreSQL, OpenSearch
- Messaging: SNS/SQS, Redis PubSub, Kinesis / Kafka
- DevOps: GitHub, OpenTelemetry (+ APMs)
Qualifications- 5+ years building and operating highly-available online services at scale (100k+ TPS) preferably using Kotlin + Spring Boot + gRPC + Kubernetes
- Ability to quickly understand and translate user needs into technical solution designs
- Proven track record of technical ownership of complex online systems and solutions - designing, building, launching, operating, and improving online solutions end-to-end
- Strong solution architecture and API design skills
- Solid experience with AWS, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code (Terraform, ArgoCD), GitHub Workflows or alike etc.
- Solid understanding of both relational (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (DynamoDB, Redis) databases
- Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams
- Excellence in code reviews, technical communication, and documentation
Nice to Have- Experience in edtech, compliance-heavy industries (COPPA, FERPA), or child-safe technology
- Background in high-scale B2C applications (gaming, streaming, innovative fintech, SaaS)
