Senior Software Engineer

What's in it for you

• Private healthcare coverage for you and your family
• Genuine career development opportunities - including your own annual €500 career development budget
• Access to training and development - including a mentoring programme, workshops and the opportunity to progress onto our leadership programme
• Flexible working options, including working from home or our Milan or Rome offices, + 60 days’ work anywhere
• Statutory Leave entitlements plus extra days off on Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve and your Birthday
• Your own personal company Soldo card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CAF Annual Fiscal & Financial Support

The role

We are seeking a Senior Java Developer with solid hands‑on experience. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in modern Java (17+), microservice architectures, and distributed systems. This role requires strong technical skills, a proactive approach to problem‑solving, and the ability to work collaboratively in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java applications using Java 17+ and Spring Boot.
• Architect and implement microservices using best practices (including hexagonal architecture and MVC patterns).
• Ensure robust database integration with JPA, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and time‑series databases.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and asynchronous communication flows (Kafka, Artemis, JMS, gRPC).
• Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket Pipeline, Jenkins Pipeline).
• Optimise JVM performance and troubleshoot complex issues.
• Apply reverse‑engineering and refactoring techniques to improve legacy codebases.
• Integrate monitoring and observability solutions (Micrometer, Prometheus, Dynatrace, Grafana, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch).
• Collaborate with DevOps to containerise applications using Docker and orchestrate with Kubernetes.
• Ensure code quality and maintainability through rigorous testing (JUnit, Mockito, AssertJ, Testcontainer) and code coverage tools (SonarCloud).
• Contribute to pull request workflows and code reviews.
• Document solutions and processes using Jira and Confluence.
• Work with AWS services (S3, Lambda) and lean on cloud‑native architectures.

We’re looking for someone who must have

• Solid professional experience in Java development (Java 17+).
• Strong expertise in Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Spring Security.
• RESTful API design and asynchronous communication (Kafka, Artemis, JMS, gRPC).
• Microservices and distributed architectures.
• MVC and hexagonal architecture patterns.
• Saga pattern and transactional design.
• AWS (S3, Lambda) and cloud solutions.
• Build tools: Maven, Gradle.
• Application servers: Tomcat.
• Version control and workflows: Git, Gitflow, Bitbucket Pipeline, Jenkins Pipeline.
• Testing frameworks: JUnit, Mockito, AssertJ, Testcontainer.
• Agile tools: Jira, Confluence.
• IDE: IntelliJ IDEA.
• Advanced skills in concurrency, transactional systems, and distributed computing.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance optimisation for JVM‑based applications.
• Experience with reverse engineering and refactoring legacy code.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Nice to Have

• Experience with additional AWS services.
• Familiarity with other monitoring and logging solutions.
• Contributions to open source or technical communities.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge projects in a collaborative environment.
• Access to modern development tools and cloud infrastructure.
• Continuous learning and professional growth.

Location

Rome, Italy

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time