Senior Backend Engineer - Java / GoLang (f/m/d)

High ownership and responsibility to manage your own projects

See your work deliver immediate results for stakeholders and collaborate closely with our Product team

Work    in a    fast-paced    environment    with    challenging    tasks (zero-boredom-guarantee)

Rapid development with a steep learning curve

Awesome team events and an inclusive company culture with a diverse team

A hybrid work environment and a nice office in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg

Decomposition of a legacy Java monolith into GoLang microservices.

Assure uninterrupted service for existing users during migration.

Sunset a legacy system that still powers the experience of external and internal stakeholders.

Build out the GoLang microservices architecture

Operate legacy Java application during migration process to have an uninterrupted user experience.

Develop and discuss Alpas’ Backend Architecture.

Collaborate closely with stakeholders, in particular engineers and product colleagues

Promote Engineering Excellence (Testing, Monitoring, Clean Code, how to build reliable applications in a microservice landscape)

Centralise services so that they can be leveraged for multiple product lines

Drive design and implement new architecture architecture

Build scalable, reliable backend APIs to support a world-class customer experience

Support the existing backend

Java+Spring, 3+ years

Backend Engineering, 5+ years

Java, Springboot

Familiarity with GoLang

Event-driven Architecture

Databases (Postgresql or other relational, Document oriented DBs)

Infrastructure and Devops: Google Cloud (or Azure), Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, Github

Soft Skills: 

Solution-oriented mindset

Strong team player

Professional communication

Nice-to-have: 

Experience with AI coding assistants

API Design + general Service-To-Service communication

Site Reliability Engineering

System Monitoring

Language Proficiency: Fluent in English (C1 level), German language

Honest, fast, and open collaboration as well as strong communication skills

We hire you because you are the subject-matter expert in your fields, we appreciate being challenged

Ability and willingness to commit to goals and tangible impact

Resourceful self-starters who hold themselves to high standards, have attention to detail, are intrinsically motivated & eager to learn on a daily basis

Proactive hands-on working style with passion for customer-facing tasks

Team members who are excited about our mission & tech