Senior Java/Kotlin Backend Engineer AI-Driven End-to-End

Malt; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Sabbatical program

Books provided

Team events

Job summary

Malt is Europe’s leading freelance marketplace, hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build backend platforms using Java or Kotlin. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with product managers and designers, and leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and scalability.

Join a remote-friendly culture with a strong Paris presence, modern tech stack, and a focus on equity, sabbatical, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience in SaaS or marketplace.
• Strong proficiency in Java or Kotlin with backend architecture knowledge.
• Ownership mindset from conception to delivery and beyond.
• Experience with scalable architectures and CI/CD pipelines.
• Comfortable in English; thrives in an English-speaking environment.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers and designers to translate user needs into technical solutions.
• Own features end-to-end from sketch to release and beyond.
• Keep a fast deployment rhythm with balanced speed and quality.
• Drive architectural decisions, aiming for modular, scalable designs.
• Mentor teammates on AI-driven tooling and best practices.

Skills

Java or Kotlin

Product ownership

Hexagonal Architecture

CI/CD

Observability

English proficiency

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab CI

PostgreSQL

Job description

Malt is Europe’s leading freelance marketplace, hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build backend platforms using Java or Kotlin. You will own features end-to-end, collaborate with product managers and designers, and leverage AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery while maintaining quality and scalability.

Join a remote-friendly culture with a strong Paris presence, modern tech stack, and a focus on equity, sabbatical, and continuous learning.