Software Engineer (Java)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (Java): Building and maintaining central platform services for an affiliate marketing ecosystem with an accent on secure APIs, microservices, and developer experience. Focus on designing scalable backend solutions, solving complex business logic, and improving reliability through testing, observability, and continuous refactoring.

Location: Hybrid working model; specific office location is not stated.

Company

hirify.global operates an affiliate marketing platform and is part of the Axel Springer group.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain central services for core platform entities and systems.
• Design and build new solutions while improving existing applications.
• Write, test, review, and refactor production code.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to turn user stories into features and tasks.
• Troubleshoot issues and support reliable service delivery.
• Participate in agile planning, retrospectives, and cross-functional development activities.

Requirements

• 3+ years of commercial Software Engineering experience.
• Professional experience with Java, Maven or Gradle, RESTful APIs, unit testing, and SQL.
• Understanding of load balancers, API gateways, service discovery, data structures, and algorithms.
• Strong knowledge of SOLID principles, object-oriented programming, and software design principles.
• Experience working in a cross-functional engineering team and communicating effectively in English.
• Interest in integrating AI agents into daily development workflows.

Nice to have

• Experience with MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Docker, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, or other serverless technologies.
• Experience maintaining CI/CD pipelines and working with Kafka or other streaming and queuing solutions.
• Experience with Terraform and infrastructure as code.

Culture & Benefits

• Four-day Flexi-Week at full salary with no reduction to annual holiday allowance.
• Hybrid Flexi-Office model designed around collaboration, trust, and autonomy.
• Monthly contribution toward work expenses and furniture support for a home workspace.
• Private medical insurance, meal vouchers, and a subsidy for screen-working glasses.
• Learning and development through hirify.global Academy, wellbeing initiatives, and peer recognition programmes.
• Inclusive, diverse, and socially connected culture supported by virtual company activities.