Senior Backend Software Engineer - Java/Kotlin (NYC)

About the role

We are looking for a remote generalist senior backend engineer with experience in Java (and preferably Kotlin) to join our early team to build our product from zero to one. The role is based in downtown Manhattan, New York City.

Your role will include projects working with other team members including building integrations into enterprise systems, scraping, contributing to systems to allows users to use LLMs to generate sales insights at scale, and scrape, processing & deriving insights from millions of public documents.

You might be a fit if you:

• Are a senior developer with Enterprise B2B SaaS experience or Big data processing experience in the JVM ecosystem and ideally Kotlin.
• Are excited to roll up your sleeves and work in all parts of the backend and have experience working in small teams & startups. Ideally have experience working in a fast-growing startup.
• Ideally experience with the following stack:
• Kotlin (BE)
• GCP
• Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL
• Firebase
• Python
• Have experience with some of the following (not required):
• Natural Language Generation
• Enterprise API integrations
• Prompt Engineering
• Large Scale Web Scraping & Parsing

Interview Process

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 30-minute phone interview during which a member of our team will make sure you're a good fit for the role. You will have the opportunity ask questions and learn more about the role as well.

We'll then send you a programming challenge that consists of two parts: LeetCode and SQL. Beyond that step, you will enter the main process, which consists of three interviews:

1. System design exercise hands-on.

2. Live coding in Java/Kotlin.

3. Product thinking and past work.

Our goal is to finish the process within one week. All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet.

Why Join Starbridge

• Ownership: Your impact will be as large as you want it to be; we are an incredibly flat team that rewards high performers very quickly.
• Autonomy: You’ll have freedom to innovate and iterate alongside the team.
• Team: Work alongside sharp, collaborative colleagues who value craft and execution.
• Mission: Help modern companies sell into a $1.5T public sector with better intelligence.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary + early-stage equity
• Company provided Lunch in office everyday
• Complimentary gym (Chelsea Piers Fitness) membership
• Unlimited PTO
• Regular offsites (NYC + global locations)

Compensation Range: $200.00 - $365,000.00