Backend Engineer - Java
emagineSweden1 day ago
Full-timeEngineering, Information Technology
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OVERVIEW: We are looking for a driven Backend Engineer that will join the Playlist Experience squad, the team responsible for the core systems that power Client’s playlists. You will deep-dive into our playlist backend, implement new features, and ensure that our services perform and scale to meet the demands of millions of listeners.
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End Date: 2026-08-21
Workplace: Sweden
WHAT YOU’LL DO:
- As a consultant in this squad, you will focus on making our systems more reliable and efficient while enabling the next generation of playlist features.
- Design, develop, and deploy Java backend services, with a focus on high availability, low latency, and massive scalability.
- Operate large scale distributed databases in a cloud environment (GCP).
- Build and maintain data processing pipelines.
- Proactively improve service performance, efficiency, and reliability, by analyzing slow paths and problematic API usage.
- Implement and facilitate the rollout of new features within the playlist experience squad.
- Collaborate within an autonomous, cross-functional team, taking operational responsibility for the services you build and maintain.
- You know how to architect and design large scale distributed backend services and databases, and you have a solid understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- You are in the forefront of using AI tools, for efficient and effective coding.
- You have experience from using Java to build high performance backend services. Additional experience with the Scala language is a strong merit.
- You are experienced with modern infrastructure and cloud tools, specifically within GCP, and you are comfortable managing the full lifecycle of a service.
- You have a deep understanding of distributed systems and how to diagnose performance regressions in complex, interconnected backend architectures.
End Date: 2026-08-21
Workplace: Sweden
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