Senior Software Engineer (Java/Spring/AWS)

Awin; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexi-Week

Flexi-office

Work Expense Contribution & Remote/Fun

Health and Wellbeing

Development (Awin Academy)

Appreciation: peer-to-peer vouchers

Job summary

Awin is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Billing & Payments domain, developing and maintaining an affiliate marketing platform. You will design reliable services, own full lifecycle delivery, and contribute to a cloud-first AWS stack using Java/Spring, Node.js, Kafka, and related technologies.

You’ll work in a cross-functional, agile team with a focus on quality, scalability, and collaboration across global stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong foundation in OOP and comfort with multiple programming languages, ideally Java/Spring.
• Passion for clean, maintainable code with SOLID principles.

Responsibilities

• Work within a small, collaborative team using agile methodologies and practices.
• Take ownership of applications across the full lifecycle, from design and implementation to operation.
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities and technical risks, shaping technical direction.
• Solve real business problems by translating requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Support an effective agile way of working by helping facilitate team ceremonies and workshops.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and day-to-day collaboration.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring service reliability and operational stability.
• Communicate effectively with local and remote colleagues and stakeholders.

Skills

Java/Spring

OOP & SOLID

AWS & microservices

REST APIs

Testing & CI/CD

Git

SQL & data modelling

NoSQL databases

Angular frontend basics

Agile/Scrum

AI in development

Node.js/TypeScript

Billing/financial systems

Tools

AWS Lambda

Kafka

DynamoDB

MongoDB

Node.js

Angular

Job description

Purpose of the Position

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional, service-oriented team, working on extending and maintaining our Affiliate Marketing platform. You design and build reliable services by writing clean, secure, and well-tested code, following modern engineering best practices.

In this role, you have a significant impact on system efficiency, technical quality, and team effectiveness. You take ownership of meaningful challenges, balancing technical excellence with sustainable product and business needs, and contribute to a collaborative, agile way of working.

The Team

You’ll join our Billing & Payments tribe, owning a core domain of the business: how customers are billed and partners get paid. Our engineering culture values pragmatic solutions, automation, strong ownership, and continuous improvement supported by open feedback loops.

We are moving towards a cloud‑first architecture with a strong focus on AWS, working with technologies such as Java/Spring, AWS Lambda, Node.js, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, and more.

Key Tasks

• Work within a small, collaborative team using agile methodologies and practices
• Take ownership of applications across the full lifecycle, from design and implementation to operation
• Proactively identify improvement opportunities and technical risks, helping shape technical direction
• Solve real business problems by translating requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Support an effective agile way of working by helping facilitate team ceremonies and workshops
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and day-to-day collaboration
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues, ensuring service reliability and operational stability
• Communicate effectively in writing and verbally with local and remote colleagues and stakeholders

Whilst the above outlines the general expectations of the role, we expect this position to evolve over time, offering opportunities to gain deeper knowledge and experience within the online and affiliate marketing domain.

Skills & Expertise

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong foundation in OOP and comfort working with multiple programming languages, ideally incl. Java/Spring
• Passion for clean, maintainable code with a strong understanding of SOLID principles
• Hands-on experience designing AWS-based systems, microservices with REST APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Focus on engineering quality through code reviews, testing, and test strategy improvement
• Responsibility for maintaining CI/CD pipelines for reliable, automated software delivery
• Confident use of Git or similar version control systems in a collaborative environment
• Solid understanding of relational databases, data modelling, and SQL
• Familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB, MongoDB
• Basic knowledge of web technologies and modern frontend frameworks, ideally Angular
• Proven collaboration in cross-functional teams with Product, UX, and Agile roles
• Extensive exposure to agile processes, particularly Scrum
• Interest in and practical use of AI tools to augment software development
• Experience with financial or billing-related systems is a plus
• Basic experience building Node.js services using JavaScript or TypeScript is beneficial

Our Offer

• Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four‑day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.
• Flexi-office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid/remote working scheme which is designed to foster a culture of mutual trust and working flexibility.
• Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace when working from home.
• Health and Wellbeing: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can focus on your mental and physical wellbeing.
• Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite, Awin Academy, to cover a wide range of skills that support your professional and personal growth, with trainings conveniently packaged to help your overall development.
• Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer recognition programme.

We are hiring in multiple countries for this role. Additional benefits, including health and wellbeing offerings, will be discussed during the initial interview.

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.

Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group. Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why