Java Backend Developer – Spring Boot, Camunda

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Collaborate on client projects for major corporations and public-sector clients, integrating within their teams and assuming full accountability for your designated area.

• Design, create, and test microservices based on Java technology.

• Develop both synchronous and asynchronous REST and SOAP APIs, documenting them using OpenAPI 3.

• Implement process automation with Camunda BPM.

• Automate testing processes utilizing JUnit 5 and Cucumber.

• Deploy your services, oversee their performance, and troubleshoot any issues that arise.

• Contribute to the architectural design.

• Generate, assess, and refactor code with the help of AI tools like Claude Code, Copilot, or Cursor.

• Coordinate with integration partners across different teams.

• Provide partial support for developed services in a production environment, including participating in scheduled on-call rotations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Senior-level expertise; able to deliver results from day one and work autonomously.

• Proficient in Java and Spring Boot, encompassing Spring Data and Hibernate/JPA.

• Experience in designing, developing, and testing microservices.

• Familiarity with REST and SOAP web services utilizing JSON/XML over HTTP and OpenAPI 3.

• Knowledge of PostgreSQL and Oracle databases.

• Proficient in JUnit 5 and Cucumber.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Competence in CI/CD processes using GitLab Pipelines and Maven builds.

• Familiar with Git, Jira, Confluence, and agile methodologies.

• Hands-on experience with Camunda BPM on real projects.

• Understanding of OAuth 2.0 and Keycloak for authentication and authorization.

• Native-level proficiency in German or C1/C2 level competence.

• Fluent in English.

• Daily coordination with business stakeholders and integration partners is essential.

• Productive use of AI tools such as Claude Code, Copilot, or Cursor is mandatory.

• Beneficial but not required: knowledge of Apache Kafka and asynchronous communication.

• Beneficial but not required: familiarity with XML, XSD, and XSLT.

• Beneficial but not required: experience in complex projects involving multiple teams.

• Beneficial but not required: experience with legacy J2EE systems and their migration to Spring Boot.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work from home, the office, or a hybrid arrangement—your choice.

• A MacBook will be provided (unless the client supplies their own hardware).

• Exposure to diverse clients and projects.

• The founders are your direct points of contact.

• Opportunities for internal upskilling in AI development.

• Scheduled on-call duties are organized and shared within the team.