Backend Engineer (Java) - Cloud & DevOps

Aleph Alpha; Heidelberg; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 80.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading AI technology company in Heidelberg is seeking a skilled Backend Engineer to enhance their product team. The role focuses on Java backend development, designing scalable APIs, and ensuring secure and maintainable systems. Ideal candidates should have experience with enterprise-grade software and a strong emphasis on CI / CD practices. This position offers flexible working hours, 30 days of vacation, and a hybrid working model.

Leistungen

30 days of paid vacation

Fitness & wellness offerings

Mental health support

Subsidized transportation ticket

Flexible working hours

Virtual Stock Option Plan

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in Java backend development.
• Experience with enterprise-grade software deployments via Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with CI / CD processes.

Aufgaben

• Own and evolve backend services built in Java / Spring Boot.
• Design scalable REST APIs and interface with databases.
• Contribute to architectural transitions and CI / CD environments.

Kenntnisse

Java backend development

Cloud deployments

Kubernetes

CI / CD

Docker

Modular architectures

Security focus

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

We are looking for a Backend Engineer to strengthen the Industrial vertical product team. Youll play a critical role in expanding our backend development capacity further streamlining our software delivery and maintaining a high-quality enterprise-ready software platform.

As an individual contributor you will take ownership of complex backend systems shape architectural decisions and contribute to stable and secure product deliveryhelping us serve new and existing customers with excellence.

Your Responsibilities

• Own and evolve backend services built in Java / Spring Boot ensuring security performance and maintainability.
• Design and expose scalable REST APIs.
• Interface with databases and AI service layers.
• Contribute to architectural transitions (e.g. storage backend migration).
• Design and contribute to our CI / CD environments with GitHub and Kubernetes—supporting both cloud and on-prem deployments.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams: product managers frontend engineers and AI specialists.
• Uphold engineering best practices especially around secure development and data sensitivity.

Your Profile

• Proven experience in Java backend development.
• Proven experience with enterprise-grade software: cloud and / or on-premise deployments via Kubernetes.
• Experience with modular architectures and persistence frameworks (e.g. Hibernate EclipseLink).
• High ownership mindset: you care about quality reliability and outcomes.
• Hands-on experience with CI / CD (GitHub preferred) Docker and Kubernetes.
• Security-first mindset with attention to handling sensitive data responsibly.
• Adaptable to mature development processes; you contribute positively to team culture and codebase quality.
• Excellent communication skills; able to work across disciplines and collaborate asynchronously.

What you can expect from us

• Become part of an AI revolution!
• 30 days of paid vacation
• Access to a variety of fitness & wellness offerings via Wellhub
• Mental health support through...
• Substantially subsidized company pension plan for your future security
• Subsidized Germany-wide transportation ticket or Jobrad
• Budget for additional technical equipment
• Flexible working hours for better work-life balance and hybrid working model
• Virtual Stock Option Plan

Key Skills

• Access Control System
• Engineering
• Bar Management
• Jpa
• Law
• Jdbc

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1