Junior Backend Develope

Exis Inversiones En Consultoria Informatica Y Tecnologia SA; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Exis Inversiones En Consultoria Informatica Y Tecnologia SA in Amsterdam is seeking a Junior Backend Developer to join our engineering team and contribute to Java-based backend applications and services across the full software lifecycle.

This is an excellent early-career opportunity to strengthen Java expertise, work with a collaborative team, participate in testing, reviews and production support, and take increasing ownership of tasks. The role requires 2–3 days onsite in Amsterdam.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant backend/software development experience.
• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT or related field.
• Experience developing backend applications/services.
• Knowledge of testing principles.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Availability to work 2–3 days onsite in Amsterdam.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications and services using Java.
• Write clean, maintainable, reusable, and well-structured code.
• Apply established software engineering principles and design patterns.
• Participate in unit, integration, and other software testing activities.
• Collaborate with other developers, engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support deployment and release activities.
• Assist with production support and troubleshooting.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and apply feedback from senior team members.
• Take increasing ownership of assigned tasks and deliver reliable solutions.

Skills

Java

Backend dev

Unit testing

Teamwork

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT

Job description

We are looking for a Junior Backend Developer to join an engineering team in Amsterdam and contribute to the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of Java-based backend applications and services.

This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career developer who wants to strengthen their Java expertise, gain experience across the full software development lifecycle and work within a collaborative engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain backend applications and services using Java.
• Write clean, maintainable, reusable and well-structured code.
• Apply established software engineering principles and design patterns.
• Participate in unit, integration and other software testing activities.
• Collaborate with other developers, engineers and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support deployment and release activities.
• Assist with production support and troubleshooting.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes and technical solutions.
• Participate in code reviews and apply feedback from senior team members.
• Take increasing ownership of assigned tasks and deliver reliable solutions.
• Stay up to date with modern backend development practices and technologies.

Required Skills

Must-have:

• 1–3 years of relevant backend/software development experience; the requisition also states 3–5 years, so I would keep the search flexible up to ~5 years.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or a related field.
• Good understanding of software engineering fundamentals.
• Experience developing backend applications/services.
• Knowledge of testing principles.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.
• Availability to work 2–3 days onsite in Amsterdam.