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Java Backend Engineer (Mid-level)

Zagreb
Full time
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About the role

Join the Team!

You will be responsible for the technical delivery of our backend platform. You will work closely with the technical team to design and implement the most suitable solutions. You will help define technical standards and culture from the very beginnings of the company. You will cover not only the development but also oversee its operational deployment.

We embrace DevOps values and want to enable our teams to build and ship with a minimal amount of friction. You will be instrumental in the growth and scaling of the Engineering function in Huddle.
Your qualifications

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

  • Good experience with Java and JVM. Journeyman experience (either professionally or some professional experience after university) in applying knowledge of code style, core readability, design patterns, SOLID design principles, used to code reviews, delivering code covered by tests, able to test and debug your code.
  • Good experience dealing with micro-service architectures.
  • Comfort working within an agile development cycle and exposure to:
    • Git and versioning software
    • Build systems, mainly Maven and common build tools.
    • Jenkins or similar CI/CD.
  • Basic experience with developing application in the Cloud. Experience with OCI or AWS is a plus. Familiarity of using Kubernentes and Docker is a plus.
  • Extensive experience with the following technologies:
    • SQL and NoSQL databases. Preference to PostgreSQL, being comfortable with SQL is important.
    • Messaging Systems; pub-sub with Kafka, less emphasis on queue base systems like JMS or AMQP with RabbitMQ and ActiveMQ but a plus.
    • Definition and implementation of REST APIs; JAX-RS, Spring MVC or others.
    • External caches, mainly focused on Redis.
    • Cluster management tools, main focus on Kubernetes.
Nice to have

The following characteristics would be a plus:

  • Relevant business experience in the industry.
  • Experience in implementing reactive systems and streams like Reactor or Akka Streams.
  • Experience in implementing CQRS/ES systems.
  • Experience with functional programming and streams.
Benefits

Professional development

Our employees meet daily opportunities for learning and development, as they are encouraged to continuously learn, bring new ideas to the table, challenge solutions, and grow.
Educational Budget

Every employee receives an individual education budget per year to gain new knowledge and invest in their development by attending conferences, courses, lectures, and more! In addition to the individual education budget, there is an annual book budget dedicated to buying books the entire team can benefit from.

English Classes

Since we are an international company, English is the main language we use for communicating. Therefore, we provide English classes to all our employees who are non-native English speakers and who wish to enhance their professional communication skills.

Working on cutting-edge technology

We are building advanced, proprietary data-driven solutions designed to transform the user experience and unlock the true potential of iGaming operators, which means our team members have the opportunity to work on the latest technologies and tools.

Work-life balance

Having a positive work-life balance ensures having enough time for both work and many other areas of your life, and we help you keep it that way.
Remote Work & Flexible Working Hours

With us, you will have the autonomy to select your preferred work location, and we are accommodating with regards to work schedule as well, providing you the flexibility to work from anywhere you desire.

Occasional Business Travel

We work across Europe and the US, and enjoy meeting face-to-face in any of our offices so occasional travel to Zagreb, London, Isle of Man or Las Vegas might be on the horizon!

25 days vacation

Health benefits of taking a vacation, such as improved productivity, lower stress, and better overall mental health, are just a few out of many reasons why at Huddle we have decided to give all our full-time employees across all our offices the benefit of having 25 days off per year.

Health

You know the old saying – the greatest wealth is health.
Gym and wellness memberships

Physical activity is an important factor for overall health and well-being, regardless of age, gender or background. Therefore we support our employees in this area as well. We offer different options, based on our employee’s location.

Additional and Supplementary Health Insurance

We help our employees to keep their health as a priority number one by covering their regular health checks that help to identify early warning signs of disease or illness. Whether it is an annual health check-up or getting a specialist physical examination at a private clinic, we got it covered.

100% Paid Sick Leave

Whether it is the flu season or you ate something bad, have a headache, or broke your finger while passionately coding, we got you covered, as we offer fully paid sick leave.

And we don’t stop here!

We continuously upgrade our benefits in accordance with the needs of our employees!
Referral Fee

At Huddle, you have the opportunity to recommend a friend for our open roles and build your team together! Refer a friend that would be a great fit for us and earn a referral bonus of 250 – 1500 EUR net depending on seniority.

Bike Parking & Scooters

We will ensure the security of your bicycle or electric scooter while you carry out your work!

Dog-friendly workplace

Bring your furry, non-biting dog to work. It increases energy and happiness for everyone and the colleagues appreciate the stress relief too!

Stocked Kitchen

Help yourself to some breakfast or a snack, whether it’s coffee or tea, fresh organic fruit, nuts or even leftovers from your colleague’s lunch (just don’t get caught for the last one!). It’s available anytime.

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The Application process

Our most usual application and selection process looks like this:

Pre-selection

based on your LinkedIn profile or CV. We are interested in your experience and roles on previous projects, your motivation, and your drivers, not just your skills. You’ll have a lot of opportunities anyway for learning and building up your skills.

Intro call

where you get a chance to meet up with our People and Culture team member and either the hiring manager or one of the seniors from the team. Since this is our first date, and expectations go both ways, we want to answer all thernimportant questions.

Assignment

usually follows up after the Intro call, and it allows us to get deeper into the technical side, as well as your way of thinking. There is no perfect solution, only the right attitude – so simply do your best!

Technical interview

is our second date where we discuss the task, pick your brain around it, and learn how you approached the task and the challenges you might have encountered. Also, this is the right time and place to ask any unanswered questions we both might have, as we really want to make sure it feels like the best match on both ends.

Closing

is our favorite date, especially if it is a green light on both ends because we get to seal the deal with our offer, pop up the champagne, and send you the Welcome to Huddle email shortly afterward.

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