Mid Level Backend Engineer

Parser Limited; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Competitive compensation package

Triple-digit growth opportunity

Job summary

Parser Limited in Madrid is seeking a motivated Backend Engineer to join our development team. You will work on building and testing standard software applications, with a strong emphasis on JVM languages and clean, modular code.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years of software development experience (2+ with a Master's), production deployments in cloud environments, and a solid grasp of SQL/NoSQL, APIs, and system integration. This role offers a hybrid model with three days in the office.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software development experience with a Bachelor's degree.
• Production software projects in public or hybrid cloud environments.
• Proficient in a JVM language; familiarity with others.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL and scalable API designs.
• Knowledge of designing distributed services and data integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and test standard software applications to meet design requirements.
• Collaborate with team members to co-develop solutions and resolve problems.
• Build expertise in a specific engineering area and apply best practices.
• Apply software design principles, data structures, and patterns to write clean, modular code.
• Address data requirements with effective database design and API access patterns.

Skills

Java/Kotlin/Scala

SQL/NoSQL

APIs & Integrations

Testing & Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Cloud platforms

Monitoring tools

Job description

This position offers you the opportunity to join a fast growing technology organization that is redefining productivity paradigms in the software engineering industry.

Thanks to our flexible, distributed model of global operation and the high caliber of our experts, we have enjoyed triple digit growth over the past five years, creating amazing career opportunities for our people.

At Parser, we are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Backend Engineer to join our development team.

The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in JVM languages (such as Java, Scala, or Kotlin), consistently apply software engineering principles to business contexts, lead small, well-defined projects, contribute as a supporting team member on complex projects, and proactively identify inefficiencies in existing systems.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and test standard software applications, related programs, and procedures to ensure they meet design requirements.
• Collaborate with team members to co-develop solutions and resolve problems.
• Seize opportunities to build new technical expertise in a specific engineering area.
• Understand the significance of system and technology integration, as well as the fundamental features and processes involved.
• Apply software design principles, data structures, design patterns, and computer science fundamentals to write clean, maintainable, optimized, and modular code with clear naming conventions.
• Utilise database design knowledge to address data requirements.
• Help coordinate stakeholder input and collaboration efforts when developing solutions to issues.
• Think broadly, recognizing when policies and processes should be standardized and when variations across the organization are necessary.
• Complete tasks and/or provide data to support the implementation of holistic solutions that integrate structure, people, processes, and technology.
• Apply formal training methods to current workloads.
• Report clearly on work status.

What you’ll bring to us:

• 3+ years of experience Software Development with a Bachelor's degree or 2+ years with a Master's degree.
• Built and maintained software projects/products in production environments within public or hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• Proficiency in a JVM language, with moderate familiarity with other applicable languages.
• Experience with data storage (SQL, NoSQL), designing scalable API access patterns, and building integrations between distributed services.
• Understanding of relevant technologies within their specialization as part of a broader ecosystem.
• Ability to grasp how projects fit within the team's objectives.
• Experience working with moderately complex systems.
• Ability to test and monitor personal code effectively.
• Familiarity with testing and monitoring tools.
• Proficiency in debugging applications.
• Understanding of how team goals align with business needs.

Location:

• Madrid, Spain: Hybrid model, 3 days per week in the office

Some of the benefits you’ll enjoy working with us:

• The chance to join an organization with triple-digit growth that is changing the paradigm on how software products are built.
• The opportunity to form part of an amazing, multicultural community of tech experts.
• A highly competitive compensation package.
• Medical insurance.

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