Senior Software Engineer - Global Remote Platform Builder

WorkMotion; Belgique; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global remote team across 26 countries

Well‑Being Day

Subsidised gym memberships

Training & Development Allowance

Annual team meetups

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

WorkMotion is a fully remote, globally distributed company empowering teams to hire, onboard, and manage talent across borders. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to our Talent Operations platform, mainly on backend services with occasional frontend work.

You’ll influence architecture, drive scalable solutions, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable software.

Qualifications

• 5-6+ years of professional software engineering experience with a strong backend focus and frontend exposure.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, React, Microservices, REST APIs, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS.
• Experience designing scalable systems and distributed architectures.
• Daily experience using AI coding tools such as Cursor and Claude Code.
• Strong understanding of Test-Driven Development (TDD), software engineering best practices, and clean code principles.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services while contributing to frontend features where required.
• Build high-quality, well-tested software following modern engineering and DevOps best practices.
• Contribute to architecture, system design, and technical decision-making across the platform.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineers to deliver impactful solutions.
• Review code, mentor teammates, and continuously improve engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot production issues and continuously enhance system performance, reliability, and scalability.

Skills

Backend development

Frontend exposure

Java

Spring Boot

React

Microservices

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Cursor

Claude Code

TDD

English communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Cursor

Claude Code

Job description

WorkMotion is a fully remote, globally distributed company empowering teams to hire, onboard, and manage talent across borders. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to our Talent Operations platform, mainly on backend services with occasional frontend work.

You’ll influence architecture, drive scalable solutions, and collaborate with Product, Engineering, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver reliable software.