Java engineer (Arvo)

Java engineer (Arvo)

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About Arvo:
Real estate investment should be accessible to everyone, everywhere. That's why we're building Arvo.

Arvo is the "Robinhood of Real Estate" — a DFSA-regulated platform that allows anyone to invest in tokenized, income-producing properties. With 2,500+ users already on the waitlist and $10M+ in committed property listings, we are transforming property ownership for the digital age.

About Role:
We’re looking for a Senior Java Backend Engineer to join the founding team and take full ownership of backend systems.

What you’ll work on:

• Core backend for real-estate tokenization.
• Architecture, integrations, and internal services.
• Payments, transactions, user onboarding.
• Shaping engineering culture and best practices.

Tech stack:

• Languages: Java
• Core libraries/frameworks:
  - JDK 24
  - Gradle for dependency management
  - Javalin (Web framework)
  - JOOQ (SQL engine for Java)
  - Flyway for db migration
  - Prometheus & Grafana (a monitoring agent)
  Database engines:
  - PostgreSQL (a main purpose RDBMS used to store user and other data)
  - TimescaleDB (a time-series database, used as a tick database for historical data like FX rates etc.)
  - Redis (a general purpose in-memory key-value store)
  Infrastructure
  Cloud environments: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Service
  CI/CD and provisioning:
  - GitHub
  - Docker
  - Ansible
  - Kubernetes
  - Terraform

Requirements:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and own features end-to-end.
• Hands-on experience with financial infrastructure — core banking, internal ledger systems, integrated payments (SEPA, Instant, card processing), KYC systems.
• Proven experience building financial infrastructure from the ground up — not maintaining or extending existing systems.
• Fluent level of English.

What’s in it for you:

• Direct work with the customer, ownership culture.
• 20 working days of vacation and 15 sick leaves
• At least 11 public holidays.
• Medical expenses compensation (after trial).
• Fitness membership (after trial).
• Flexible working hours (no time trackers).
• Corporate events.