Senior Java Developer

Job description

Join Amaris Consulting and work on payroll and human resources management platforms serving thousands of users worldwide. Be part of an international team, grow in an agile environment, and develop your career within a global group that values innovation, collaboration, and talent.

🎯 Your mission & impact

As a Senior Java Developer, you will play a key role in the design, development, deployment, and operation of highly scalable, secure, and resilient SaaS platforms. You will be a core member of multidisciplinary squads, combining your backend development expertise with DevOps practices to build and operate business‑critical services across the entire software lifecycle.

✅ What we’re looking for

• 7+ years of experience as a Backend Engineer working with Java (Java 11 or higher) and Spring Boot.
• Strong proficiency in Core Java and OOP principles, as well as design patterns and SOLID principles.
• Experience with Spring Framework (Boot, MVC, Security) and Hibernate/JPA.
• Solid understanding of microservices architectures and distributed systems.
• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs and microservices-based services.
• Good understanding of memory management and performance optimization in Java applications.
• Experience with message queuing systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.) and use of Git, Maven/Gradle.
• Experience working in cloud environments, ideally Azure (AWS/GCP also valued).
• Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices: clean code, design patterns, testing (JUnit, Mockito), code review, documentation.
• Professional level of English, able to collaborate with international teams – your day‑to‑day work will be in English.

🛠 What you will do

• Design, develop, and maintain microservices using Java and Spring Boot.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs, ensuring performance, security, and maintainability.
• Integrate and consume messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ) to support event‑driven architectures.
• Build, maintain, and improve CI/CD pipelines to ensure fast, secure, and reliable software delivery.
• Operate services in cloud environments, ensuring scalability, security, and cost efficiency.
• Implement and optimize monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to improve system reliability and observability.
• Analyze and resolve production incidents, performing root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
• Participate in on‑call / incident management (when applicable) to ensure platform availability.

🧠 Your mindset & soft skills

• Strong problem‑solving skills and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams (engineering, architecture, product, operations).
• Proactive attitude, strong sense of ownership, and focus on continuous improvement.
• Comfortable working in agile environments (Scrum, Kanban).

✨ Nice to have

• Experience in financial services, payroll, HR tech or other highly regulated sectors.
• Advanced knowledge of event‑driven architectures (Kafka, RabbitMQ, etc.).
• Experience with DevSecOps tools (SAST, DAST, dependency analysis, secrets management).
• Familiarity with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices (SLIs/SLOs, error budgets).
• Experience with API gateways, service mesh, or service discovery tools.

🚀 Why join us?

• Career growth: 70% of our senior leaders started in junior positions.
• Continuous learning: access to our Technology Academy, Udemy courses, webinars, and company‑funded certifications.
• Flexibility: remote work options, flexible working policies, and social benefits (meal vouchers, transport, childcare support, private health insurance, etc.).
• Well‑being: our WeCare program supports employees in critical situations.
• Personal development: annual training budget to boost both your hard and soft skills.

At Amaris Consulting, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment. We welcome all qualified applications regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or any other characteristic

Who are we?

Amaris Consulting is an independent technology consulting firm providing guidance and solutions to businesses. With more than 1000 clients across the globe, we have been rolling out solutions in major projects for over a decade – this is made possible by an international team of 7,600 people spread across 5 continents and more than 60 countries. Our solutions focus on four different Business Lines: Information System & Digital, Telecom, Life Sciences and Engineering. We’re focused on building and nurturing a top talent community where all our team members can achieve their full potential. Amaris is your steppingstone to cross rivers of change, meet challenges and achieve all your projects with success.

At Amaris, we strive to provide our candidates with the best possible recruitment experience. We like to get to know our candidates, challenge them, and be able to give them proper feedback as quickly as possible. Here's what our recruitment process looks like:   

Brief Call: Our process typically begins with a brief virtual/phone conversation to get to know you! The objective? Learn about you, understand your motivations, and make sure we have the right job for you! 

Interviews (the average number of interviews is 3 - the number may vary depending on the level of seniority required for the position). During the interviews, you will meet people from our team: your line manager of course, but also other people related to your future role. We will talk in depth about you, your experience, and skills, but also about the position and what will be expected of you. Of course, you will also get to know Amaris: our culture, our roots, our teams, and your career opportunities!

Case study: Depending on the position, we may ask you to take a test. This could be a role play, a technical assessment, a problem-solving scenario, etc.   

As you know, every person is different and so is every role in a company.  That is why we have to adapt accordingly, and the process may differ slightly at times. However, please know that we always put ourselves in the candidate's shoes to ensure they have the best possible experience. 
We look forward to meeting you!