Senior Backend Engineer with DevOps experience

This is a remote position.

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join our team and contribute to the development of core services supporting a modern enterprise platform.

In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable backend services while helping drive cloud-native development practices and operational excellence. You will work across application development, system integration, and deployment environments, collaborating closely with engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions.

The role combines backend software engineering, distributed systems expertise, and DevOps practices, with a strong focus on Java, microservices, cloud-native technologies, and modern deployment platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs
• Build and evolve microservice-based applications using modern Java frameworks
• Develop and optimize integrations with databases, messaging platforms, and enterprise services
• Contribute to the design and implementation of distributed and event-driven architectures
• Support CI/CD processes and application deployments across multiple environments
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure code quality, scalability, and maintainability
• Troubleshoot application and deployment issues across development, testing, and production environments
• Promote software engineering best practices, including:
• Clean code
• Automated testing
• Continuous integration
• Continuous delivery
• Contribute to platform reliability and operational improvements through DevOps practices

Requirements

• Strong experience with:
• Java
• Spring Boot and/or Quarkus
• Proven experience designing and developing:
• REST APIs
• Microservice architectures
• Solid knowledge of:
• SQL
• Relational database concepts
• Hands-on experience with:
• PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Strong understanding of:
• Software architecture
• Clean code principles
• Automated testing
• Practical experience with:
• CI/CD pipelines
• Containerization technologies
• Kubernetes
• Experience troubleshooting applications across development and deployment environments
• Knowledge of distributed systems and asynchronous communication patterns
• Understanding of:
• Event-driven architectures
• Messaging technologies such as Kafka or similar platforms
• Ability to work autonomously in collaborative environments
• Fluency in English

Nice-to-have

• Experience with:
• GitLab CI
• Argo CD
• Helm
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization concepts:
• OAuth 2.0
• OpenID Connect (OIDC)
• JWT
• Experience working in cloud-native environments
• Familiarity with infrastructure and deployment automation practices
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

If this sounds like you, share your CV with us and let’s talk!