Offer summary

Qualifications:

3–5 years of professional experience in Java development, 2+ years of hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and using Spring Security, Good communication skills in both German and English..

Key responsibilities:

Design and implement backend services and APIs using Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.x

Participate in system architecture decisions and write clean, testable code

Collaborate with DevOps, QA, and product stakeholders in Agile ceremonies

Contribute to the design, implementation, and observability of applications deployed in Kubernetes environments.

Job description

Company Description

Software Mind develops solutions that make an impact for companies around the globe. Tech giants & unicorns, transformative projects, emerging technologies and limitless opportunities – these are a few words that describe an average day for us. Building cross-functional engineering teams that take ownership and crave more means we’re always on the lookout for talented people who bring passion and creativity to every project. Our culture embraces openness, acts with respect, shows grit & guts and combines employment with enjoyment.

Job Description

Project – the aim you’ll have:

You will join a dynamic cross-functional development team tasked with building and scaling enterprise-grade applications for our client, using modern Java technologies and cloud-native solutions. The main goal is to deliver robust, maintainable, and high-performance systems that are aligned with microservices architecture principles. As part of this project, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and observability of mission-critical applications deployed in Kubernetes environments.

Position – how you’ll contribute:

As a Java Engineer, you will play a key role in the development lifecycle by designing and implementing backend services and APIs using Java 17 and Spring Boot 3.x. You will actively participate in system architecture decisions, write clean and testable code, and integrate observability tools such as OpenTelemetry. By collaborating with DevOps, QA, and product stakeholders in Agile ceremonies, you will ensure the solutions are scalable, secure, and production-ready. Your work will directly impact the stability and performance of client-facing systems.

Qualifications

Expectations – the experience you need:

3–5 years of professional experience in Java development
2+ years of hands-on experience with Spring Boot
Proficiency in building RESTful APIs and using Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate
Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or Redis
Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and container orchestration with Kubernetes
Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI
Experience with application monitoring, logging, and distributed tracing (e.g., ELK stack, OpenTelemetry)
Solid foundation in Git, Maven/Gradle, and testing frameworks like JUnit and Mockito
Experience working in Agile development environments
Language Skills: Good communication skills in both German and English, written and spoken.

Additional skills – the edge you have:

Knowledge of event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ
Hands-on experience with Redis or Ehcache for caching strategies
Familiarity with search engines like Elasticsearch or Apache Solr
Basic frontend awareness (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to support integration discussions
A strong collaborative mindset and excellent communication skills
Ability to contribute to architectural discussions and technical documentation
A proactive attitude and the ability to work independently in a distributed team environment