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Senior Backend Engineer - Java

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

As a Senior Backend Engineer (Java) you'll play a key role in designing and building resilient systems that power our Data Management Platform, ensuring they perform at scale and operate reliably in production.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and develop backend systems that are cloud-native, highly scalable, and globally distributed

  • Ensure high-quality, maintainable, and well-tested code

  • Continuously improve the architecture of our data platform and refine existing components

  • Tackle challenges in real-time data streaming and event-driven systems

  • Take ownership of systems in production, ensuring reliability and performance

  • Share knowledge, mentor team members, and contribute to evolving team practices and workflows

What We’re Looking For

  • 7+ years of hands-on backend development experience in a professional setting

  • Deep expertise in Java and the Spring ecosystem

  • Strong experience with AWS cloud services

  • Familiarity with big data technologies such as Cassandra, Kafka, or Kinesis

  • Solid knowledge of RDBMS, Unix/Linux, and version control systems

  • Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines and the full development lifecycle

  • Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and distributed systems at scale

  • Excellent problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and a collaborative, proactive mindset

  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment

Bonus Points For

  • Experience with the Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)

  • Familiarity with agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban

Interview Process

  1. TA Interview

  2. A conversation with the Team Lead

  3. A technical assessment focused on backend and big data challenges

  4. A presentation session to discuss your approach

  5. A final stage interview

Benefits we offer…

  • Competitive compensation package, including equity
  • Great work equipment, and home office allowance for those working in our fully remote locations
  • Health care benefit and leisure time insurance
  • Annual personal learning budget 
  • Sports and wellbeing allowance 

Benefits may vary depending on location.

Hear why our team likes it here at supermetrics.com/careers/life-at-supermetrics.

Get to know our Engineering team at supermetrics.com/careers/engineering.

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