Kotlin Engineer

Requirements

• Kotlin programming - Expert levelMust
• Java expertise with knowledge of KotlinMust
• Kotlinx.coroutines and concurrent programming - AdvancedMust
• Asynchronous and concurrent programming understandingMust
• Hands-on experience using LLMs dailyMust
• English fluency - AdvancedMust
• Compose Desktop (Jetpack Compose)
• Kotlin Multiplatform development
• Build tools and IDE development
• Experience with LLM agents and configurations
• JetBrains IDE development experience
• Developer tooling experience (compiler, build tools, linters, IDE, agents)
• OS-native and desktop application development
• GUI creation using JVM (Swing, SWT, etc.)

What you'll do

• Design and scope software features end-to-end
• Implement and test features independently
• Drive work with high agency in changing environments
• Engineering pragmatism and system design
• Communication skills for remote-first team
• Self-motivation and full ownership of features

About the role

We are #VLteam - tech enthusiasts constantly striving for growth. The team is our foundation, that's why we care the most about the friendly atmosphere, a lot of self-development opportunities and good working conditions (yes, that also means attractive salaries). Trust and autonomy are two essential qualities that drive our performance. We simply believe in the idea of ​​“measuring outcomes, not hours”. Join us & see for yourself! We are looking for engineers interested in building various tooling using mainly Kotlin. Our team is working on IntelliJ plugin, IDEs, coding agents or frameworks for Local AI inference. Your job will be focused 100% on technology and your users will be developers. You will work withing, small, flexible team and you will have a lot of authonomy: you will be responsible for design, scope, testing and implementation. You will work with tooling engineers, and you will be part of an organisation specialized in developer tooling. Requirements Kotlin Engineer (Senior/Staff) Details : Kotlin Engineer - (Senior/Staff) - Careers VirtusLab Required skills: Kotlin/Java - Expert Kotlinx.coroutines / concurrent programming - Advanced Compose Desktop (Jetpack Compose) - Nice to have Kotlin Multiplatform - Nice to have Build tools / IDE development - Nice to have English - Advanced What we expect in general • Strong Kotlin skills or Strong Java expertise with knowledge of Kotlin • Understanding of asynchronous and concurrent programming, at best with Kotlin Coroutines • High agency and ability to drive work in a changing environment • Engineering pragmatism: cutting complexity while keeping the system extensible • Hands-on experience using LLMs daily, with the judgment to know when they help and when they don't • Fluency in English, with good communication skills for a remote-first team • Self-motivation and the ability to take full ownership of features end-to-end Nice to have • Experience with different LLM agents and their configurations • Experience with IDE development, especially around JetBrains IDEs • Hands-on experience with developer tooling (compiler, build tools, linters, IDE, agents) • Experience with creating OS-native, desktop applications • Experience with creating GUIs using JVM (Swing, SWT, etc.) Originally posted on Himalayas