Lead Software Engineer

In this role you will lead the development of Pathfinder, a strategic Life Sciences platform. You will drive architectural decisions within a cross-functional team, delivering a modern, scalable backend and improving engineering practices. You will mentor engineers and steer a greenfield product from concept to production, aligning with long-term platform strategy. This is a hands-on leadership role in an agile environment that aims to accelerate delivery and impact the life sciences industry.

• Private health and life & disability insurances
• Tax-free benefits (Ticket Restaurant, kindergarten, transport cards)
• Volunteer time with paid hours
• 30 working days of vacation
• Hybrid work in Barcelona (2-3 days on-site)
• Dynamic, multinational team environment

• Design, develop, and maintain Java backend services and APIs within a microservices architecture
• Build scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions using Java and Spring Boot
• Deploy and operate cloud-native applications on AWS, using Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Write clean, well-tested, and well-documented code following backend best practices
• Troubleshoot, optimize, and maintain existing systems for reliability and performance
• Collaborate cross-functionally with frontend, QA, DevOps, and product teams

• 5 years of experience with Java (Spring Boot) and NodeJS and backend RESTful services in microservices
• Experience with SQL, Elastic Search and AWS
• 5 years of experience with RESTful APIs and microservices architecture
• Good knowledge of Version Control tools (preferably Git)
• Experience in Agile delivery environments, Docker, and Jenkins

• Cross-functional collaboration
• Mentoring and people leadership
• Proactive problem solving
• Java
• Spring Boot
• NodeJS