Java Software Engineer

About the role

We are looking for a Java Software Engineer to join a senior, small‑scale team building a business‑critical product for a Swiss client. The role is backend‑focused, working with modern JVM technologies across our Belgrade and Zurich offices.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain reliable JVM backend services and well‑structured APIs.
• Solve complex technical problems where correctness is essential.
• Collaborate with teammates in Belgrade and Zurich and interact directly with the client.
• Contribute to event‑driven workflows and asynchronous processing as the system scales.
• Apply test‑first and test‑informed practices, ensuring high readability and maintainability.

Required profile

• Technical degree or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3+ years of professional Java experience within the modern JVM ecosystem.
• Strong background in Spring Boot or a comparable modern JVM framework.
• Ability to adopt new frameworks such as Quarkus quickly.
• Focus on architectural quality, design patterns, and clean code.

Required skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Quarkus (or willingness to learn)
• JVM ecosystem
• RESTful API design

What we offer

• Opportunity to influence architecture in a long‑running product.
• Work with a modern, container‑first stack.
• Collaboration across international offices.