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Espeo Software

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Senior Java Engineer

Backend EngineerSoftware EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 51-200Since 2008H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Finland

Posted

63 days ago

Salary

€44 - €65 / hour

Seniority

Senior

Job Description

Senior Java Engineer

Espeo Software

• Define and drive the long-term backend architecture strategy across multiple teams, ensuring clarity, scalability, and alignment • Establish and evolve engineering standards, patterns, and best practices for Java Spring Boot development • Lead cross-team technical initiatives end-to-end, aligning stakeholders across engineering, product, and design • Act as a technical leader and mentor for senior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands-on guidance • Collaborate with Product, Frontend, Design, and DevOps leadership to shape the technical roadmap • Proactively identify and address systemic risks such as performance issues, scalability limits, and security gaps • Promote a culture of ownership, observability, and operational excellence • Evaluate and prototype new architectural approaches, influencing future tooling, service design, and engineering practices • Support continuous improvement of backend systems in terms of reliability, maintainability, and performance

Job Requirements

  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • At least 5 years of hands-on experience building and operating backend systems using Java and Spring Boot
  • Expert-level knowledge of: Java (17+)
  • Spring Boot , including advanced topics such as reactive programming, custom configurations, security, and performance tuning
  • Strong experience designing and evolving microservice architectures , including: service decomposition, inter-service communication (REST, GraphQL, messaging), shared components and codebase organization
  • Deep understanding of data persistence , including: JPA/Hibernate, relational database design, query optimization, caching strategies (e.g. Redis)
  • Strong knowledge of API design principles (RESTful); familiarity with GraphQL is beneficial
  • Solid experience with testing strategies across all levels (unit, integration, end-to-end)
  • Hands-on experience with: CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions), containerization (Docker), cloud environments (e.g. AWS)
  • Experience with observability practices , including logging, metrics, tracing, and alerting
  • Proven ability to work across teams and influence technical direction without direct authority
  • Strong communication skills — able to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

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