Senior Java/Kotlin Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Location: Candidates must be located within the EU.

Language: English C1 (The team is entirely English-speaking; candidates must have strong English skills.)

Skills and Qualifications:

- At least 5 years of experience as Software Engineer

- Advanced knowledge of at least one JVM language (Kotlin or Java).

- Advanced knowledge of frontend technologies Angular and NX.

- Proven knowledge in designing Microservice architectures and Event-Driven architectures.

- Strong desire to apply methodological knowledge such as domain-driven design.

- Experience with central logging and monitoring using tools like Grafana and Prometheus on the cloud.

- Experience in modern software development and delivery practices, including Continuous Integration/Delivery/Deployment (using Docker, Kubernetes, and GitLab).

- Strong hands-on experience in both frontend and backend development.

- Ability to support architects and work effectively across multiple teams.

- Passionate about coding over designing, with the ability to implement higher-level concepts across several services.

- Ideally brings some architectural understanding and experience.

- Broad knowledge of a range of software development and delivery life cycles, including agile, iterative, and waterfall.

- Knowledge of relevant applications, languages, environments, systems software, packages, and platforms.

- Good knowledge of secure coding practices.

Key Responsibilities:

- Take technical responsibility across all stages and iterations of software development.

- Plan and drive software construction activities using both predictive (plan-driven) and adaptive (iterative/agile) approaches.

- Measure and monitor applications of project/team standards for software construction, including software security.

- Contribute to the development of organizational policies, standards, and guidelines for software development.

- Execute tasks across the full life cycle in line with agreed software development methodology.

- Write well-designed, testable, efficient code to meet delivery timescales/milestones.

- Produce specifications and determine operational feasibility.

- Integrate software components into a fully functional software system.

- Document and maintain software functionality.

- Prepare time and resource estimates for development activities.

- Tailor and deploy software tools, processes, and metrics.

- Perform unit and component testing, supporting both functional and non-functional unit testing.

- Own issues: drive and address open questions and follow-ups until all are clarified and resolved.

- Support code deployment to enable efficient and accurate implementations.

- Implement standard processes, tools, metrics, measurement, and reporting.

- Identify opportunities for improvement in software development processes.

- Share expertise and provide technical advice and guidance to others.

- Develop specialist knowledge in relevant programming languages, tools, techniques, and apply expertise to deliver effective solutions.