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# Staff Software Engineer - Barcelona

- **Company:** Emburse
- **Location:** Barcelona, Spain
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Distributed Systems, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Queueing Systems, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Cloud Platform System, Caching, Containerization, Kubernetes, Web Technologies, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** September 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.buscojobs.com.es/staff-software-engineer-barcelona-en-barcelona-ID-372119484

## About the Role

Requisitos principales10+ years of professional software engineering experience
At least 3 years designing and scaling microservices systems
Strong background in distributed systems, event?driven architecture, and REST/gRPC APIs
Deep expertise in modern object oriented programming
Proficiency with Java in a microservice ecosystem
Containerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes)
Cloud?native platform experience (preferably AWS)
Proven success building and scaling web technologies / SaaS products
Solid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, caching, and message queues
Familiarity with Agile development
Excellent communication skills and the ability to align diverse stakeholders
Excellent communication
Cross?functional collaboration
Mentorship
Java and modern OOP
Microservices design and architecture
Distributed systems

## Description

OverviewAs a Staff Engineer at Emburse, you will shape the technical foundations of our enterprise?scale SaaS while delivering critical systems hands?on.You'll mentor engineers, drive microservice and cloud architectures, and ensure scalability, reliability, and security across distributed systems.You'll partner with cross?functional teams to align technical direction with business goals, delivering high?impact solutions that improve how customers manage expenses and invoices.This is a leadership?in?code opportunity in a fast?growing, customer?focused fintech environment.ResponsabilidadesProvide technical leadership and architectural guidance for enterprise?scale SaaS applicationsContribute hands?on to critical coding projectsDrive design and implementation of microservice and cloud?based systemsEnsure scalability, reliability, and security across distributed systemsCollaborate with cross?functional teams to align technical direction with business goalsWrite clean, testable code and elevate team practices around testing and qualityMentor engineers at all levels and raise the bar for design, code reviews, and system thinkingRequisitos principales10+ years of professional software engineering experienceAt least 3 years designing and scaling microservices systemsStrong background in distributed systems, event?driven architecture, and REST/gRPC APIsDeep expertise in modern object oriented programmingProficiency with Java in a microservice ecosystemContainerization and orchestration experience (Docker, Kubernetes)Cloud?native platform experience (preferably AWS)Proven success building and scaling web technologies / SaaS productsSolid understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, caching, and message queuesFamiliarity with Agile developmentExcellent communication skills and the ability to align diverse stakeholdersExcellent communicationCross?functional collaborationMentorshipJava and modern OOPMicroservices design and architectureDistributed systems


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