Full Stack Java Developer

Location: Madrid, Spain; hybrid work with working from home up to 40%

Company

hirify.global is a European exchange group whose BME business drives the transformation of financial markets and develops market products and trading platforms.

What you will do

• Design and develop high-performance Java applications for market-facing and value-added trading-platform applications.
• Translate business requirements and user expectations into maintainable, scalable solution designs using modern frameworks and architectural patterns.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, product owners, and business stakeholders in Scrum and SAFe teams.
• Ensure code quality and system reliability through peer reviews, automated testing, and continuous integration.
• Identify performance bottlenecks, propose technical improvements, and contribute to the evolution of the trading-platform architecture.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional software-engineering experience, with a strong focus on Java application development.
• Experience with Java 8+, Spring Boot, and SOAP/REST web services.
• Deep expertise in SQL, Hibernate, database design, relational persistence, and event-driven persistence patterns.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design, event-based messaging systems such as Kafka, integration patterns, and optimization.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, plus practical experience with industry frameworks such as Angular.
• Baseline knowledge of continuous-integration practices and scalable containerized deployments such as Kubernetes or OpenShift.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, collaboration, and resilience skills.
• Full command of English and Spanish is required.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with the FIX protocol or direct experience in financial markets, trading infrastructure, or related environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work models with a balanced and productive working environment.
• Continuous learning, feedback, and an extensive personal-development offering.
• Agile working methods based on Scrum and design thinking.

Hiring process

• Only direct applications in English are accepted for this vacancy.