JetBrains
Backend Customer Success Engineer (Kotlin Ecosystem)
New Jersey
Sponsorship not specified$96k-$180kDetected 24 days ago
JavaKotlinSpringOutbound SalesCustomer SuccessCommunication
About the role
- Ever since we started, back in 2000, we have strived to make the strongest, most effective developer tools on earth.
- We're now looking for a Customer Success Engineer (CSE) to help engineering teams successfully adopt Kotlin on the backend in real-world production environments.
- Currently, this role is focused on adoption - helping Java teams introduce Kotlin into existing applications.
Responsibilities
- Track and maintain visibility into organizations and their stage of Kotlin adoption (e.g., not started, evaluating, experimenting, production)
- Develop and recommend high-level adoption strategies tailored to each organization's context
- Identify and document blockers that hinder progress and propose ways to address them
- Establish and manage feedback loops with development teams to ensure continuous alignment and improvement
- Solid understanding of build tools and project structuring, including Maven and Gradle
- Ability to lead workshops, demos, talks, meetups, and other public-facing activities
- Comfort with outbound engagement, including identifying target companies, articulating value propositions, and building relationships with engineering teams
- Ability to effectively communicate with engineers, tech leads, and business stakeholders
- System design and architecture
- Ability to design and guide Kotlin adoption strategies for backend applications
Requirements
- Extensive hands-on experience with Kotlin, Java, and the JVM ecosystem
- Experience with the Spring (Boot) ecosystem or similar frameworks (e.g., Quarkus, Micronaut, Ktor)
- We will be happy to have you on our team if you have:
Skills
- At JetBrains, code is our passion.
Compensation
- This range reflects the employer's good-faith estimate of the base salary it reasonably expects to pay for the position at the time of posting.
- This position may also be eligible for additional compensation, such as an annual bonus, commission, or other incentive compensation, subject to the terms of the applicable plan or program.
- The base salary range (per year) for this position in the posted work location(s) is
- $96,000 - $180,000 USD
Company info
- Proven experience migrating Java backend codebases to Kotlin
- Experience in customer-facing technical roles such as Solutions Engineering, Developer Advocacy, or Technical Consulting
- Strong English communication skills, both written and spoken
- Experience designing backend systems using common architectural patterns (e.g., monolith, modulith, microservices)
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer
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