Senior Backend Developer

With over 30,000 customers, including a third of Fortune 500 companies, Tempo is trusted by organizations across the globe to make their workflows work better. We create a suite of integrated solutions for time management, resource planning, budget management, roadmapping, program management, reporting and more. We create the tech that enables the modern team to deliver – for every step from first vision to value. Since our beginning in 2007 as a project to make a time-tracking tool to help a client – Tempo has expanded to become the #1 time management add-on for Jira, and we have developed and acquired a multitude of tools to become one of the most trusted names in the Atlassian ecosystem. We want everyone to work better – but we also want to be a tech company with a heart. Join us as we continuously innovate our award-winning products, create new solutions, and help the world work smarter, not harder. **About the role:** We are looking for a passionate software developer to join our engineering team. You will collaborate with product managers, designers, developers, QA engineers, and technical writers to develop some of our flagship products – Tempo Timesheets, Capacity Planner and Financial Manager for Jira Cloud. The best fit for our team would be a person that wants to solve customers’ problems rather than just close issues in the task tracking system. With a passion for clean code and best practices, you’ll help shape the future of enterprise productivity tools. **What you’ll do:** - Write efficient, readable, maintainable, and testable code using Kotlin, Java, and other server-side languages and frameworks - Create unit tests, sometimes integration and performance tests - Review your peers' code - Solve challenging problems with a great attention to user experience, security and performance - Cooperate with product managers, designers, software developers, QA engineers, and technical writers to develop and maintain the best Atlassian plugins that are used by thousands of people in [many big-name companies around the world](https://www.tempo.io/customer-stories) **Who you are:** - Has 4+ years of experience in server-side development of commercial web applications in Java and/or Kotlin - Experience with Typescript and the React ecosystem are a definitive plus - Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related studies - Working knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals: big-O, basic data structures, and algorithms - Skills in designing APIs - Has experience with building highly scalable distributed systems - Has experience with Kubernetes and AWS - Has experience with SQL queries and database performance, as well as experience with NoSQL technologies, such as MongoDB or AWS DynamoDB - Ability to express thoughts clearly, including explanation of technical decisions - Upper-intermediate spoken and written English - Solid soft skills to communicate in a multicultural environment - Ability to work autonomously and remotely without extensive control or micro-management, ability to start working without complete technical specification - Ability to learn and have productive communication on topics which the candidate doesn’t know 100% in advance - Ability to work with the teammates on elaborating technical specifications - Experience with performance optimizations considered a plus **Why Join Tempo?** - **Impact**: Work on meaningful products that empower enterprise users and improve productivity. - **Innovation**: Be part of a culture that values creativity and innovation, with opportunities to make a real impact. - **Collaboration**: Join a supportive, collaborative UX team that values openness, communication, and a continuous learning environment. - **Growth**: Opportunities for professional development, including conferences, courses, and mentorship. **What's In It For You (Org-wide)** - Remote First work environment - Unlimited vacation in most of our locations!! - Great benefits including health, dental, vi…