Xelure Technologies
– Claims & Payments Platform About The Role We are looking for a Backend Engineer to join the Platform Engineering team of a growing international technology organization. In this role, you will help build and operate the core backend services supporting a financial claims and payments platform. You will work across API services, cloud infrastructure, serverless data-processing pipelines, and relational databases to develop reliable systems that process claims, manage payment instructions, and integrate with internal systems and external partners. This is an excellent opportunity for a backend engineer who enjoys working across Kotlin/Java, Python, AWS, PostgreSQL, APIs, and cloud-native architectures. Key Responsibilities Design, develop, test, and maintain backend services using Kotlin/Java and Micronaut, Spring Boot, or similar frameworks. Build backend functionality supporting claims workflows, payment instruction validation, and API gateway routing and authentication. Develop and maintain Python-based AWS Lambda functions for data processing, email processing, file transfers, data extraction, and third-party integrations. Design, write, and review SQL and database migrations using PostgreSQL and tools such as Flyway or Liquibase. Work with multi-schema database environments and understand dependencies between schemas, views, and database functions. Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and work with JWT-based authentication and authorization. Diagnose and resolve production issues using application logs, monitoring tools, health checks, and database investigation. Write and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure application quality and reliability. Maintain CI/CD quality gates, automated testing, and static code analysis. Collaborate with engineers and frontend teams on API contracts and service integrations. Participate in application deployments using cloud infrastructure and version-controlled release artifacts. Contribute to technical improvements, system reliability, and engineering best practices. Required Qualifications 8+ Relevant Experience as Backend Engineer Strong professional experience developing backend applications using Kotlin or Java. Experience with a backend framework such as Micronaut, Spring Boot, or a similar framework. Working knowledge of Python, particularly for serverless, automation, or data-processing workloads. Strong SQL and PostgreSQL experience. Experience with database schema migrations using Flyway, Liquibase, or similar tools. Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, particularly: AWS Lambda ECS / Fargate CloudWatch SES Cognito Secrets Manager Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs. Understanding of JWT authentication and authorization. Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, preferably GitHub Actions or equivalent. Familiarity with automated testing and static code analysis tools. Experience working with Git and modern software development practices. Nice-to-Have Skills Experience in financial services, payments, claims processing, or fintech. Experience with CloudFormation or other Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools. Docker and Docker Compose experience, particularly in multi-service local development environments. Experience with SFTP, email-based integrations, file processing, Excel/data extraction, or external data feeds. Experience working with event-driven or file-based integration architectures. Experience supporting systems with strict auditability, security, or compliance requirements. Familiarity with observability and production support practices. Technology Stack You will work with a modern cloud-based technology stack that includes: Backend: Kotlin, Java, Micronaut Serverless: Python, AWS Lambda Database: PostgreSQL, Flyway Cloud: AWS ECS/Fargate, Lambda, ALB, ECR, Cognito, SES, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager CI/CD: GitHub Actions, automated testing, SonarCloud Infrastructure: CloudFormation Testing: JUnit, Kotest, MockK, pytest Containers: Docker, Docker Compose APIs: REST, JWT What We're Looking For: We are looking for someone who is A strong backend engineer with solid software development fundamentals. Comfortable working across application code, databases, APIs, and cloud infrastructure. Able to troubleshoot and resolve production issues independently. Quality-focused and experienced in writing automated tests. Comfortable working in a collaborative, distributed engineering environment. Curious and willing to learn new technologies and systems. Able to work with systems where reliability, security, data integrity, and auditability are important. Work Location: Remote
Xelure Technologies
