We’re looking for a hands-on Development Engineer to help build and support backend services that power warehouse and supply chain operational planning, productivity, and reporting visibility. This is a great opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys working in a distributed, event-driven environment and collaborating closely with partners across data and presentation layers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance backend services that support warehouse operations, planning, productivity, and visibility tools.
• Design and deliver low-latency RESTful APIs for internal systems and presentation layer consumers.
• Build solutions that operate effectively in a distributed, event-driven architecture with significant downstream dependencies.
• Write, optimize, and maintain complex SQL queries against relational databases to support operational data needs.
• Break down requirements into clear, actionable tasks and deliver within sprint timelines.
• Partner with data providers and application teams to align on system behavior, integration points, and delivery expectations.
• Contribute to code quality through unit testing, integration testing, and automation practices.
• Diagnose issues, troubleshoot defects, and improve performance across services and database interactions.

Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with Kotlin and/or Java.
• Background building scalable backend services and RESTful APIs.
• Solid experience working with relational databases and SQL, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with Spring Boot and microservice development.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical partners and deliver within sprint commitments.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with test-driven development and test automation.
• Prior exposure to supply chain, logistics, or warehouse systems.
• Experience in a Backend-for-Frontend (BFF) environment.
• Working knowledge of React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience with Git, Maven or Gradle, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud-native development and container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Exposure to additional data or observability tools such as Cassandra, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, or similar platforms.

Horizontal is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where different perspectives are valued and everyone has the opportunity to contribute and succeed. We encourage qualified candidates from all backgrounds to apply and be part of a collaborative, respectful environment.

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