Backend Engineer

Mdotm · Italy
Location
Italy
Work mode
Remote
Type
Full-time
Salary
Not stated
Department
Engineering
Languages
EN
Posted
24 Apr 2026

Verified open 9 Nov 2026 · Source: BambooHR

About the role

Role Overview 

MDOTM is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will be actively contributing to the development and optimization of our high-performance Spring Boot backend, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.

Your responsibilities

  • Develop, maintain, and optimize scalable Spring Boot application
  • Implement clean, modular, and testable Java code
  • Contribute to design and implement features following relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
  • Implement and follow best practices in software architecture, leveraging Layered Architecture, DDD, or Event-Driven design
  • Troubleshoot and optimize backend performance and security
  • Work with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD automation and deployment processes

Requirements

  • Experience in Java & Spring Boot (microservices, REST APIs)
  • Proficiency with SQL & NoSQL databases
  • Experience with software architecture patterns (Layered Architecture, DDD, Event-Driven Design)
  • Experience with TDD and testing best practices in Spring Boot (JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers)
  • Experience with messaging systems (ActiveMQ, Kafka)
  • Good knowledge of English (both written and spoken)
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex problems and solutions to different stakeholders.


Bonus Points

  • Experience with modern API communication (GRPC, GraphQL, REST)
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
  • Experience with AWS, especially EC2, S3
  • Hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes for containerized application deployment and management
  • Security best practices for backend applications (knowledge of ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.28 is a plus)

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