[Remote] Senior Backend Engineer - Java

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Real is a fast-growing global real estate brokerage powered by technology. As a Senior Backend Engineer, you will be a key member of the R&D team, responsible for leading the technical vision for backend systems, implementing features, and driving adoption of AI-assisted development practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other engineers through pairing sessions, code reviews, and knowledge sharing in our weekly Friday Dev Chats
• Mentor and lead junior engineers in software engineering methodology, design, and best practices
• Work with the product team and feature owners to understand requirements and see them through to execution and deployment

Skills

• You have extensive experience with Java 17+ (we are migrating toward Java 21), Spring Boot 3.x, JPA/Hibernate 6, and SQL relational databases
• You are comfortable writing unit and integration tests and maintaining strong code coverage
• You have experience designing event-driven microservices and applying patterns such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), hexagonal (ports & adapters) architecture, and CQRS
• You have in-depth knowledge of relational databases, including indices, connection pools, transactions (ACID), and implications of schema designs on performance
• You have experience with NoSQL databases, understand their advantages and disadvantages, and know when to prefer one over a relational database
• You are opinionated in the direction that backend software development is going and will give recommendations and take the initiative for the long-term health of the project
• You have a keen eye for where to refactor and when, using standard design principles and patterns, and are excited to lead the team on the path to better code
• You are welcoming to other engineers, have a collaborative attitude, and are excited to both learn and teach new knowledge
• You enjoy working with a remote team that spans many different time zones and locations
• You are comfortable in an agile, fast-paced startup environment where you work closely with product to understand how your work will fit into the larger project while acting on limited information
• Hands-on experience with AI coding assistants such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex (or similar) in real development workflows
• Familiarity with agentic / CLI-based AI workflows and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations that connect AI tools to internal systems (e.g., GitHub, Datadog, issue tracking, SonarQube)
• Experience applying AI to accelerate code review, test generation, and documentation, not just code completion
• Ability to critically evaluate generated code; identify incorrect or suboptimal outputs; refactor AI-generated code for production readiness
• Strong judgment on when to use AI vs manual implementation; trade-offs between speed and correctness; validating and owning AI-assisted code before it ships to production
• BA/BS degree and 8+ years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background
• Must have experience in Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Relational Databases
• A real estate background with transferable skills would be an asset
• Demonstrated Project Coordination/Management skills

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