SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPER

Amaris Consulting; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Meal vouchers

Transport

Childcare support

Private health insurance

Flexible working policies

Descripción de la vacante

Amaris Consulting is hiring a Senior Java Developer to design, develop, deploy, and operate scalable SaaS platforms for payroll and HR tech. You will join multidisciplinary squads, combining backend expertise with DevOps practices to support business-critical services through the full software lifecycle.

The role requires 7+ years as a Backend Engineer with Java and Spring Boot, strong OOP and SOLID knowledge, plus experience with microservices, cloud, and CI/CD.

Formación

• 7+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer with Java (Java 11+) and Spring Boot.
• Strong proficiency in Core Java and OOP, plus design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Spring Framework (Boot, MVC, Security) and Hibernate/JPA.
• Solid understanding of microservices architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices-based services.
• Good understanding of memory management and performance optimization in Java.
• Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and Git, Maven/Gradle.
• Experience in cloud environments, ideally Azure (AWS/GCP also valued).
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices: clean code, testing (JUnit, Mockito), code review, documentation.
• Professional level of English for collaboration with international teams.

Responsabilidades

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.
• Integrate and consume messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ) to support event-driven architectures.
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines for fast, secure delivery.
• Operate services in cloud environments ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Implement and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting for reliability and observability.
• Analyze and resolve production incidents with root-cause analysis and preventive measures.
• Participate in on-call / incident management to ensure platform availability.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams across engineering, architecture, product, and operations.

Conocimientos

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

CI/CD

Git

Maven/Gradle

Azure Cloud

SOLID Principles

Design Patterns

Performance Tuning

Kafka/RabbitMQ

SQL/NoSQL

JUnit/Mockito

Herramientas

Azure DevOps

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Descripción del empleo

Join Amaris Consulting and work on payroll and human resources management platforms serving thousands of users worldwide. Be part of an international team, grow in an agile environment, and develop your career within a global group that values innovation, collaboration, and talent.

As a Senior Java Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, deployment, and operation of highly scalable, secure, and resilient SaaS platforms. You will be a core member of multidisciplinary squads, combining your backend development expertise with DevOps practices to build and operate business-critical services across the entire software lifecycle.

What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer working with Java (Java 11 or higher) and Spring Boot.
• Strong proficiency in Core Java and OOP principles, as well as design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Spring Framework (Boot, MVC, Security) and Hibernate/JPA.
• Solid understanding of microservices architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices-based services.
• Good understanding of memory management and performance optimization in Java applications.
• Experience with message queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.) and use of Git, Maven/Gradle.
• Experience working in cloud environments, ideally Azure (AWS/GCP also valued).
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices: clean code, design patterns, testing (JUnit, Mockito), code review, documentation.
• Professional level of English, able to collaborate with international teams – your day‑to‑day work will be in English.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.
• Integrate and consume messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ) to support event-driven architectures.
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, secure, and reliable software delivery.
• Operate services in cloud environments, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Implement and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to improve system reliability and observability.
• Analyze and resolve production incidents, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Participate in on-call / incident management (when applicable) to ensure platform availability.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams (engineering, architecture, product, operations).
• Proactive attitude, strong sense of ownership, and focus on continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in agile environments (Scrum, Kanban).
• Experience in financial services, payroll, HR tech or other highly regulated sectors.
• Experience with DevSecOps tools (SAST, DAST, dependency analysis, secrets management).
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets).
• Experience with API gateways, service mesh, or service discovery tools.
• Career growth: 70% of our senior leaders started in junior positions.
• Continuous learning: access to our Technology Academy, Udemy courses, webinars, and company‑funded certifications.
• Flexibility: remote work options, flexible working policies, and social benefits (meal vouchers, transport, childcare support, private health insurance, etc.).
• Well-being: our WeCare program supports employees in critical situations.
• Personal development: annual training budget to boost both your hard and soft skills.

At Amaris Consulting, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome all qualified applications regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or any other characteristic