Backend Software Engineer

Project overview

For my client, I am currently looking for an experienced Backend Software Engineer for the further development of a modern pricing platform in a regulated environment.

The focus is on the development of central backend components, the implementation of complex pricing logic, and participation in an event-driven microservice architecture.

Framework Conditions:

• Start: Immediately
• Duration: Initially until the end of the year ++ (Project currently planned until the end of 2027)
• Utilization: Full-time
• Location: Hamburg
• Onboarding: First 2-3 weeks on-site
• Afterwards remote possible, on-site by arrangement

Responsibilities

• Conception, implementation, and further development of central platform components
• Development of pricing logic with a focus on correctness, performance, and maintainability
• Participation in APIs and event-driven integrations
• Ensuring idempotency, data consistency, and backward compatibility
• Development of automated tests (regression, parity, and contract tests)
• Analysis of legacy systems, refactoring, and migration activities
• Participation in architectural decisions, code reviews, and technical discussions
• Collaboration with SREs regarding operations, observability, and performance

Requirements

• Several years of experience in backend development with JVM technologies
• Very good knowledge of Kotlin (alternatively Go or Rust in addition)
• Experience with Spring Boot
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems
• Knowledge of Kafka, CDC, Streams, or comparable technologies
• Good database knowledge (SQL and/or NoSQL)
• Experience in quality- and risk-sensitive environments
• Experience with microservices, CI/CD, and trunk-based development
• Ideally, knowledge from pricing, finance, or leasing environments
• Independent way of working and focus on clean code and testability

Project details

• Start: 2026-10
• Remote: hybrid
• Location: Hamburg, Deutschland, DE
• Languages: German