SENIOR KOTLIN ENGINEER

Svitla Systems Inc. is looking for a Senior Kotlin Engineer for a full-time position (40 hours per week) in Romania. Our client is a broker platform that offers brokers real-time risk capacity anytime, anywhere. It is a genuine step-change from the current manual and time-consuming process available in the market, providing unprecedented service to brokers and clients. It is a first-of-its-kind digital model that claims to deliver a unique advantage to its business partners. It is the first fully digital and automatically driven Lloyd’s of London syndicate. They are transforming the following market within Lloyd’s by revolutionizing the broker and client experience, taking an algorithmic approach to underwriting, and creating a learner operation model to benefit all market participants in the long term. They developed and created a platform in 2021, together with partners at Google and UCL, that helps insurance brokers place risks quickly and frictionlessly. They’re continuing to lead the charge on the digitization of this market, and we need more excellent minds to work with us to realize this goal and create more opportunities

It’s a 3-month contract with the possibility of extension.

Requirements

• 8 years of professional experience with Kotlin.
• Strong knowledge of software engineering principles (SOLID, DRY, ER modeling).
• Understanding cloud infrastructure and infrastructure as code, and familiarity with standard logging and monitoring tools used to investigate issues.
• Understanding with continuous integration or, ideally, continuous delivery.
• Strong knowledge of build tools (e.g., Maven) and version control tools (e.g., Git/GitHub).
• Experience working in agile teams, following Scrum or Kanban, and participating in regular ceremonies, including stand-ups, planning, and retrospectives.
• Experience using project management and workflow tools (e.g., Jira).
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written).
• Proactive, self-motivated person with the ability to use own initiative.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation, negotiation, and planning.
• Excellent analytical and technical skills.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Ability to offer balanced opinions regarding the project’s existing and future technologies.
  
  

Nice to have

• Previous experience in software development in the financial markets, fintech, or Insurtech is preferable.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Build robust and scalable software for business-critical, web-based applications.
• Design, build, test, document, and maintain APIs and integrations.
• Develop new functionality in the core Kotlin-based services, working in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Ensure quality control using industry-standard techniques such as automated testing, pairing, and code review.
• Work with the product team to understand and translate end-user requirements into an effective technical solution.
• Document technical design and analysis work.
• Assess current system architecture and identify opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Build mock-ups or prototypes to explore and troubleshoot new initiatives.
• Explore new ideas and emerging technologies and develop prototypes quickly.
• Uphold and advance the broader engineering team’s principles and ways of working.
• Serve as a domain expert for one or more of the project’s core technologies.
• Mentor and coach colleagues in both engineering and business domain subjects.
  
  

We offer

• US and EU projects based on advanced technologies.
• Well-established remote culture and flexible working hours.
• No trial period.
• Annual performance appraisals.
• Competitive compensation in USD gross based on skills and experience.
• B2B contract with Svitla Systems Inc. (US legal entity).
• 20 vacation days, 10 national holidays, and 5 paid sick leaves.
• 3 additional days of paid vacation for special life events (marriage, childbirth, etc).
• Personalized learning program tailored to your interests and skill development.
• Bonuses for article writing, public talks, and other activities.
• Free webinars, meetups, and conferences organized by Svitla.
• Awesome team, friendly and supportive community!