Senior Backend Software Engineer (Java)

We are seeking a senior backend software engineer to help evolve a large-scale software ecosystem built for long-term sustainability. This role is for engineers who care deeply about architecture, domain modeling, software quality, and engineering culture.

You will help teams evolve systems using Domain-Driven Design principles and collaborative discovery techniques. You will influence subsystem boundaries, integration strategies, testing approaches, and overall software sustainability across multiple teams.

What you will do

• Lead design and evolution of back-office systems on the Java platform
• Facilitate or actively contribute to collaborative modeling sessions and architecture discussions
• Drive clear bounded contexts and subsystem responsibilities
• Design integrations using APIs, messaging and domain events
• Guide teams toward maintainable and loosely coupled architectures
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and daily collaboration
• Contribute to engineering standards, testing strategies, maintainability and software development process improvement
• Drive thoughtful refactoring and focused modernization initiatives

Desired skills and experience

• Strong professional experience building complex back-office systems in Java for at least 5 years
• Deep understanding of software design and Domain-Driven Design concepts
• Experience designing modular or distributed systems with clear boundaries
• Strong understanding of:
• relational databases and SQL
• REST/SOAP integration
• messaging systems and event-driven architecture
• transactional consistency and integration patterns
• Strong knowledge of modern Java/JEE frameworks and backend application architecture
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and platforms (e.g., Kubernetes, OpenShift) is a strong plus
• Strong testing mindset covering unit, integration, and subsystem-level testing
• Experience working with static analysis and maintainability tooling
• Experience in mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction

We value colleagues who

• Balance technical quality with business pragmatism
• Challenge complexity and reduce accidental coupling
• Exercise sound judgment by critically evaluating trends and aligning them with business value
• Care about developer experience and engineering craftsmanship
• Document decisions and communicate architecture clearly
• Promote autonomy, ownership, and collaborative problem solving

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation, according to qualifications
• Group Medical & Pension Insurance Plan
• Professional development plan & specialization in a high-demand market
• Daily exposure on top-notch practices and methodologies
• Values based, fun and fast-paced environment
• Hybrid working model, with the flexibility to customize remote working according to the needs of each team