Backend Developer (Platform Team)
Workplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Expires: November 6, 2025
Join Kivra as a Backend Developer in the Platform Team. Work with motivated developers to shape the future of Platform Engineering by building secure, reliable, and scalable software solutions that serve over 6 million users in Sweden. Focus on authentication/authorization, database management, legacy migration, and collaboration across teams in an agile environment.
Main requirements:
- Passion for software development and problem solving
- Strong programming skills in Go
- Interest in Erlang/Elixir
- Experience building and operating complex production systems
- Ability to present work to technical and non-technical audiences
- Coaching and guiding less experienced developers
- Interest in authorization and authentication standards
Responsibilities:
- Build and maintain authentication and authorization solutions using industry standards (OAuth 2.1)
- Maintain and migrate central database clusters from Riak to cloud-native storage
- Build and maintain core libraries in Go and Erlang
- Migrate legacy services from Erlang/Elixir to Go
- Support and educate other teams in utilizing Platform Engineering products and best practices
- Evaluate and integrate open-source technologies
- Participate in system architecture discussions
Required hard skills:
- Go programming language
- Experience with Erlang or Elixir
- Building and operating complex production systems
- Authorization and authentication protocols (e.g., OAuth 2.1)
Recommended hard skills:
- Postgres and Redis database management
- Deploying and operating services on Kubernetes and/or Cloud
- Building and maintaining authentication and authorization systems
Soft skills:
- Humble team player
- Passionate about secure and scalable systems
- Good communication skills with diverse audiences
- Coaching and mentoring abilities
Coding languages:
- Go
- Erlang
- Elixir
- Python
Frameworks:
- KrakenD
Operating systems:
- Cloud environments
- Kubernetes
Natural languages:
- English (Proficient)
- Swedish (Basic familiarity)
Cultural skills:
- Kindness
- Drive
- Supportive teamwork
- Growth mindset
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