Lead Engineer Backend Java

You will design, build, operate, and scale the event-driven microservices owned by your team. You will develop services using Java, Spring Boot, and JOOQ; build and consume RESTful APIs; and work with SNS, SQS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, and Aurora. You will deploy frequently through CI/CD, use GitOps and cloud-platform tooling, monitor services with DataDog, and turn user, business, and regulatory needs into secure, tested, documented solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and globally scale the microservices owned by your team
• Build services using Java 17, Spring Boot, and JOOQ
• Expose and consume RESTful APIs
• Send events using SNS, SQS, and Kafka
• Use PostgreSQL via Aurora as the primary datastore
• Deploy services to production through CI/CD pipelines
• Use GitOps with ArgoCD and cloud-platform tooling
• Monitor services and investigate issues using DataDog
• Collaborate with Product Owners to translate user, business, and regulatory requirements into engineered solutions

Requirements

• Experience building server-side applications
• Knowledge of relevant programming languages for the backend stack and willingness to learn Java
• Knowledge of a backend framework such as Spring or Spring Boot
• Experience building microservices that expose and consume RESTful APIs
• Experience engineering scalable and reliable cloud-native solutions
• Understanding of CI/CD and practical Agile delivery
• Ability to deliver secure, well-tested, and well-documented software
• Experience integrating with third-party providers and partners

Benefits

• 25 days paid annual leave
• 3 paid days off for volunteering or learning and development activities
• Extended company-covered maternity and paternity leave
• Personal learning and development budget of 500 EUR per year
• Additional health and dental insurance
• Mental wellbeing platform
• Fully covered Multisports card
• Food vouchers
• Office snacks, light food, and drinks
• Work-from-home equipment allowance
• Flexible working from home
• Sabbatical leave
• Share options