Senior Backend Engineer - Remote

Overview

Mursion provides an award-winning upskilling platform trusted by top companies to measurably improve employees' interpersonal intelligence and build stronger organizations. Powered by multimodal AI and a unique practice-based approach, our real-world, interactive simulations deliver lasting results. Our solutions are grounded in behavioral science and psychology to build confidence and positive behaviors, and ultimately help reduce the costs of stress. Mursion’s product suite includes AI-powered simulations, human reinforcement assessment & coaching, and advanced analytics that lead to measurable skills acquisition.

Mursion is a well-funded Series B startup that is backed by future of work and Edtech investing veterans, like Leeds Illuminate and New Markets Venture Partners. Mursion is the largest simulation company, with more than 800K+ simulations to date and more than 200K users per year, with a growing global footprint. By 2026, we will be delivering 2 million simulations per year.

In Short

• Design, develop, and maintain JVM-based applications using Micronaut or Spring Frameworks.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Write clean, efficient, and well-documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and mentor junior developers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Optimize application performance and ensure scalability.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical roadmaps.
• Deploy, manage, and scale applications on AWS.
• Implement and manage containerized applications using Kubernetes and/or Docker.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in JVM development.
• Strong proficiency in JVM languages such as Java, Kotlin, or Groovy with a good understanding of its ecosystems.
• Extensive experience with JVM Frameworks (Spring, Spring Boot, Micronaut, etc.).
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and design patterns.
• Experience with Nest.js and Typescript.
• Experience with RESTful APIs and web services.
• Proficient in SQL and experience with database technologies such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Proven experience in designing and developing scaled platforms.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $120K-$160K.
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid holidays and flexible PTO.
• Collaborate with a diverse team of professionals.
• Opportunity to be at the forefront of reinventing learning for the future workforce.