Senior Java /Kotlin Backend Engineer

Hays

Barcelona, Spain

5 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Senior

Remote

Barcelona, Spain

Java

Agile Methodologies

Automation of Tests

Google BigQuery

Github

Java Virtual Machine (JVM)

MongoDB

NoSQL

Scrum

Google Cloud Platform

Backend

Kotlin

Event Driven Architecture

Containerization

Git Flow

Kubernetes

Functional Programming

Terraform

Docker

Microservices

Design, implement, maintain and operate robust backend services to support scalable and reliable applications for our Customer & Marketing environment using Kotlin (or Java instead)
Utilize infrastructure tools such as Terraform, Kubernetes, GitOps with Flux, and Docker to build and manage scalable systems
Develop CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to ensure smooth and efficient deployment processes
Work with Google Cloud products including BigQuery, GKE, PubSub and MongoDB Atlas to enhance and optimize cloud-based applications
Employ test frameworks like Kotest and libraries like Testcontainers to ensure high-quality, reliable code
Contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes and code base while working with the methods of agile software development such as Scrum or Kanban

5+ years of professional experience as a software developer
Experience with Kotlin (JVM) for backend development
Extensive knowledge in server-side backend development
Hands-on experience with event-driven architecture and GCP Pub/Sub
Solid knowledge of NoSQL databases, particularly MongoDB
General understanding of containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, preferably with hands-on experience
Experience with IaC using Terraform is a plus
Experience with Ktor as web-framework is a plus Familiarity with Arrow as a functional programming library is a plus
Familiarity with the concept of coroutines in Kotlin is a plus