Senior Java Back - end Developer building cloud - native backend services for a banking champion. Collaborate with engineers to deliver high - quality, scalable backend solutions in Riga, Latvia.
About the role
- Senior Backend Engineer building and optimizing backend services for Sandboxx technology solutions that support military community. Collaborating with cross-functional teams while integrating AI-driven features into products.
Responsibilities
- Architect & Build: Design and implement robust backend services, APIs, and event-driven systems using Python, Go, and GraphQL.
- AI & ML Integration: Collaborate with the team to incorporate LLMs, AI-driven personalization, and intelligent workflows into our products.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Manage, scale, and optimize services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, BigQuery, and Cloud Functions.
- API Design & Security: Build and maintain secure, high-performance GraphQL APIs and REST endpoints.
- Data Management: Work with structured and unstructured data, ensuring data pipelines are reliable, efficient, and ready for AI/ML workloads.
- DevOps & Observability: Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and logging with modern tools.
- Innovation: Evaluate and prototype new technologies, especially AI-focused frameworks and cloud-native architectures.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience building and scaling production backend systems, ideally in high-growth or product-focused environments.
- Deep fluency in Python and Go, with strong knowledge of building secure APIs (REST and GraphQL).
- Hands-on experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Anthropic) in your workflow.
- Strong foundation in cloud-native architectures with GCP (Pub/Sub, Cloud Run, BigQuery, IAM).
- Comfortable with asynchronous programming patterns and event-driven architectures.
- Experience integrating REST APIs and GraphQL, including schema design and performance optimization.
- Prior experience deploying features via CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, CircleCI).
- Passion for clean code, maintainable systems, and high performance.
- Familiarity with data privacy, security best practices, and compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2).
- Self-directed and proactive—especially in a fully remote environment.
- Bonus: Experience with Strapi, containerized applications (Docker/Kubernetes), or AI/ML pipelines.
Benefits
- Competitive salary + equity options
- 100% company-paid health, dental, and vision (employee-only plans)
- 401(k) with company match
- Unlimited PTO + 11 company holidays + year-end holiday break
- 12 weeks paid parental leave for all parents
- $1,500/year learning & development budget
- $1,000/year wellness stipend
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