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# Senior Java Backend Engineer Utrecht

- **Company:** CodeGuild
- **Location:** Utrecht, Netherlands (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** €7,083.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Continuous Integration, Event-Driven Programming, PostgreSQL, Scala (Programming Language), Spring-boot, Backend, Kotlin, Apache Kafka, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.nl/details/5870447771

## About the Role

* Minimaal 5 jaar ervaring met backend development
 * Sterk in Java (17 of 21) en Spring Boot. Kotlin of Scala mag ook
 * Ervaring met Kafka en event-driven architectuur is een grote pre
 * Ervaring met PostgreSQL, Docker en cloud (AWS is een pre)
 * Vertrouwd met microservices, CI/CD en TDD
 * Je zoekt de diepte op in latency, fouttolerantie en schaalbaarheid
 * Ervaring met het begeleiden van andere engineers is een pre
 * Nederlandssprekend

## Description

Als Senior Java Backend Engineer werk je met Java 21, Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker en AWS aan schaalbare microservices en real-time systemen. Je ontwerpt, bouwt en runt features end-to-end, en denkt actief mee over de architectuur die het platform future-proof houdt naarmate het volume groeit.

Dit is serieuze backend engineering. Hoe verwerk je een piek aan events zonder dat de latency oploopt? Hoe zorg je dat een storing in één service de rest niet meesleept? Hoe houd je data correct en consistent onder continue load? Precies deze vraagstukken los je hier op, en de impact zie je direct terug in een operatie die dag en nacht doordraait.

Je pakt ownership over je services en helpt de technische lat hoog te houden, van standaarden tot kennisdeling. Wil je juniors of mediors meenemen, dan is daar alle ruimte voor, en de kern van deze rol blijft zelf bouwen.


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