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# Polyglot JVM Software Engineer

- **Company:** CodeGuild
- **Location:** Utrecht, Netherlands (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** €7,583.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Event-Driven Programming, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Software Systems, TypeScript, Backend, Kotlin, Containerization, Legacy Systems, Microservices
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.codeguild.nl/en/software-developer-jobs-netherlands/polyglot-jvm-software-engineer-utrecht-1029021#apply

## About the Role

* You have 4 or more years of professional experience as a JVM backend engineer (Java, Kotlin or Scala)
 * You are interested in working polyglot, for example with Go or TypeScript
 * You are comfortable with cloud native development, microservices, CI/CD and testing
 * You hold a technical bachelor's or master's degree
 * You write and run your own code by default
 * You take pride in your code and see engineering as a craft
 * You have a proven track record and a hunger to grow and learn
 * You bring curiosity, strong communication and a continuous improvement mindset

## Description

As a polyglot JVM engineer, you will work on backend solutions using modern stacks like Java, Kotlin, Scala, Go and TypeScript. You will build scalable microservices, CI/CD pipelines, event-driven architectures and cloud native platforms.

You always work in multidisciplinary teams where backend, frontend, cloud and data come together.No junior-heavy setups where you have to figure everything out on your own instead, you join a peer-level environment where everyone challenges and lifts each other.

Think of solving challenges like designing scalable API platforms with millions of users, modernizing legacy systems into event driven microservices, or building internal developer experience tooling so teams can deliver faster with higher quality.

Whether it is observability, testability, system design or team processes, you work on every layer of software delivery. You make a real difference for end users every sprint., * Up to 4 remote working days per week giving you focus and freedom

 * A €5.000 annual learning budget plus 6 dedicated learning days
 * Over 20 internal knowledge-sharing sessions per year plus conference access
 * A brand-new MacBook and accessories every two years (worth €3.000)
 * A new phone every two years with unlimited calls
 * Excellent pension plan
 * Projects that accelerate your CV, career and skillset visibly


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