Software Engineer: Java and Cloud-Native Applications
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Waregem
- Work setup
- Remote
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Nice to have
- Experience with test-driven development (TDD).
- Knowledge of PostgreSQL, Flyway, ArgoCD, Kong, GitLab, Jenkins, Kafka, Akeyless, ELK, and Grafana.
- Experience with Mockito, WireMock, and Testcontainers.
- Experience with event-driven architecture in a microservice landscape.
- Experience proactively maintaining and improving a large, complex codebase.
Full description
Join our international Parts Data team and contribute to reliable, maintainable backend applications in a collaborative environment that values technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Your role and responsibilities
- As a Senior Java Engineer, you take responsibility for the development and continuous improvement of our applications and contribute to the team’s development practices. We take pride in a collaborative and inclusive work environment where people share ideas, learn from each other, and care about delivering quality.
- Using your technical expertise, you assess the feasibility of proposed functional analyses and translate requirements into robust technical solutions. You contribute to architectural discussions and proactively recommend improvements, applying Clean Code, Clean Architecture, and SOLID principles thoughtfully.
- Java development with Spring Boot is your main expertise, with opportunities to expand your scope over time. You take ownership of your work, follow through on commitments, and help resolve incidents and problems within your domain.
- You actively contribute to team discussions, share knowledge, and support fellow developers through constructive feedback and guidance. You also participate in initiatives that encourage technical exploration, experimentation, and continuous improvement of our codebase and the way we work together.
How to succeed / Your profile
- A relevant bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
- Good spoken and written English.
- Excellent Java and object-oriented development skills, with experience using Spring Boot.
- A good understanding of SOLID principles and a commitment to Clean Code, Clean Architecture, and maintainable solutions.
- The ability to contribute to architectural discussions, explain technical choices, and consider their trade-offs.
- A reliable, collaborative approach: you take responsibility, actively contribute to discussions, and help the team move forward.
- A continuous improvement mindset: you seek feedback, share what you learn, and look for ways to improve your skills, our codebase, and team practices.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- An accurate, methodical, and systematic way of working.
- A customer-oriented approach and good communication skills.
- The ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
- Knowledge of cloud development using Google Cloud Platform and Kubernetes.
- Experience with CI/CD environments.
- A good understanding of OAuth2, Spring Security, and ForgeRock.
- A good understanding of REST, JSON, JUnit Jupiter, Domain-Driven Design, Hibernate, and unit and integration testing.