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Senior Backend Engineer – Kotlin, Terraform, IaC, AKS
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5years
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Posted:
15 August 2026 (26 days ago)
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Application Deadline:
12 November 2026
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1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Role: Sr. Backend Engineer Location: Toronto- Hybrid: 3 days a week onsite (Tuesday-Thursday) Primary Skill Set Infrastructure as Code (IaC) / InfraOps Terraform Kotlin Job Description We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer with strong expertise in Kotlin-based backend development and hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure automation and Infrastructure Operations (InfraOps). The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of building scalable backend services while enabling highly automated cloud-native platforms through Infrastructure as Code practices. Technical Skills Strong Experience with Infrastructure Operations (InfraOps) tools and practices such as: Terraform Cloud/Enterprise Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins Ansible Kubernetes Helm ArgoCD or similar GitOps tools Hands-on experience with Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) including provisioning and managing cloud resources. Good to have proficiency in Kotlin with additional experience in Java (Spring Boot Spring Security) and JavaScript/. 7 to 8 years of backend software engineering experience designing and developing scalable resilient and secure applications. Strong experience building and maintaining REST APIs Microservices Event-Driven Architectures and integration services. Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerized application deployment. Strong understanding of cloud platforms preferably Microsoft Azure. Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment strategies. Hands-on experience with JUnit Cucumber BDD and automated testing frameworks. Familiarity with observability and operational tooling such as logging monitoring and alerting solutions. Development Practices Strong understanding of Agile DevOps GitOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles. Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. Ability to collaborate across development platform engineering and infrastructure teams. Experience driving engineering best practices code quality standards and platform automation initiatives. Additional Skills Experience designing secure scalable cloud-native architectures. Exposure to open-source technologies and cloud-native ecosystems. Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and create proof-of-concepts to improve engineering productivity and platform reliability. Strong communication and mentoring skills with experience supporting and guiding junior engineers. Preferred Qualifications Experience with Azure networking security and cloud governance. Knowledge of container security secrets management and infrastructure compliance practices. Azure Kubernetes Terraform or cloud-related certifications are considered an asset. |
