- Company Name
- Akkodis Group Nordics
- Job Title
- Backend Developer
- Job Description
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Job Title: Backend Developer
Role Summary:
Contract Backend Developer responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high‑performance backend services using Kotlin, Vert.x, RxJava, and Spring Boot. Focus on building robust RESTful APIs, integrating automated testing frameworks, and managing CI/CD pipelines in an agile environment.
Expectations:
Provide end‑to‑end development of backend components, ensure code quality, performance, and scalability, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and actively participate in agile ceremonies using Jira, Rally, Git, and Maven.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, code, and optimize backend services with Kotlin, Vert.x, RxJava, and Spring Boot.
- Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, adhering to JSON web service standards.
- Integrate automated testing tools (Selenium, REST Assured, Cucumber) into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Nexus).
- Implement and maintain SQL/NoSQL database interactions (Oracle, DB2, Cassandra, Couchbase).
- Apply observability best practices: telemetry, SLO alerting, monitoring.
- Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver high‑quality releases.
- Participate in agile development processes, sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, and retrospective meetings.
- Maintain version control workflows (Git branching strategies) and manage dependencies with Maven.
Required Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Kotlin and Java/J2EE.
- Experience with Vert.x, RxJava, Spring Boot, and REST API development.
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases (Oracle, DB2, Cassandra, Couchbase).
- Familiarity with automated testing frameworks (Selenium, REST Assured, Cucumber).
- Proficient with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Nexus) and Git, Maven.
- Understanding of observability tools and practices (telemetry, SLOs, monitoring).
- Agile project management tools (Jira, Rally).
- Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of backend development experience with Java/J2EE and Kotlin.
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