Remote Senior Backend Engineer - Personalization

HubSpot, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent software company in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II for their Intelligence Team. The ideal candidate will design and build scalable backends that provide personalized recommendations. They should have strong expertise in Java or Kotlin and experience with distributed systems. This role is integral in enhancing customer experiences through advanced backend solutions. The company values flexibility and provides a supportive culture.

Qualifications

• Has strong backend engineering expertise, ideally in Java (or Kotlin).
• Brings experience building distributed systems, APIs, or large-scale recommendation or personalization services.
• Champions a product mindset within the engineering team.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable backend systems delivering personalized recommendations.
• Lead the technical direction for services such as the Tasks Recommendation Service.
• Collaborate closely with product managers to deeply understand customer needs.

Skills

Strong backend engineering expertise, ideally in Java or Kotlin

Experience building distributed systems, APIs, or large-scale recommendation services

Understanding of microservice architecture and cloud infrastructure

Data-driven decision-making

Empathy for user and business context

Tools

AWS

GCP

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Job description

A prominent software company in Cambridge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer II for their Intelligence Team. The ideal candidate will design and build scalable backends that provide personalized recommendations. They should have strong expertise in Java or Kotlin and experience with distributed systems. This role is integral in enhancing customer experiences through advanced backend solutions. The company values flexibility and provides a supportive culture.