Senior Kotlin Developer

Overview: Tek Ninjas is a global software consulting and digital services company built for speed, scale, and innovation, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas.

Job Title: Senior Kotlin Developer

Location: Phoenix, Arizona 85054

Duration: 6 months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Description:

THE ROLE:

The developer will design, implement, optimize, and troubleshoot enterprise software solutions. The role includes developing Kotlin and Spring Boot services, building Kafka-based integrations, working with relational and NoSQL databases, and deploying solutions to Google Cloud Platform. The successful candidate will collaborate with stakeholders, contribute to architecture and system modeling, and support continuous integration and delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain scalable enterprise applications using Kotlin and Spring Boot.
• Design and implement REST APIs, microservices, and Kafka-based integrations.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Develop and host solutions on Google Cloud Platform, including GCP services such as Cloud Storage and BigQuery.
• Optimize application performance and troubleshoot complex software issues.
• Contribute to architecture design, system modeling, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.
• Support Agile development and continuous integration and delivery.
• Use tools such as Maven, Git, Jenkins, and Salt for automated release management.
• Create requirements specifications based on process design and detailing.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5-8 years of software application development experience
• Kotlin
• Spring Boot
• Kafka
• REST APIs
• Microservices
• Relational or NoSQL databases
• GCP or comparable cloud development experience
• CI/CD and automated release management
• Strong troubleshooting, optimization, and documentation skills

Preferred Skills

• Python
• BigQuery
• Vertex AI
• Apache
• Unix/Linux

Tek Ninjas Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About TekNinjas

TekNinjas is a global IT staffing partner placing skilled professionals with leading enterprises and system integrators across the US, Canada, UK, India, and the EU. We focus on the right fit - not just the fast fill - and stay engaged with our consultants well beyond the start date.

We're the right partners in your success.

TekNinjas is an Equal Opportunity Employer.