Java/Kotlin - Senior Developer @ Mercedes Benz

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer (69 years) with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and hands-on exposure to Kotlin. The candidate must be flexible to work in Kotlin and should be comfortable taking ownership of backend systems, ensuring scalability, high performance, and robustness, while remaining actively hands-on with coding and delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Hands-on design, development, and delivery of backend services and APIs using Java 8+/Kotlin, Spring Boot, Microservices.
• Write clean, testable, and efficient code along with unit and integration tests.
• Contribute to system design discussions and propose scalable, high-performance solutions.

Contribute to QA: unit testing, integration testing, and supporting QA activities

• Work with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB) efficiently.
• Package and deploy applications using Docker & Kubernetes on Azure or AWS.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and performance tuning of backend services.

Monitoring and observability skills for distributed environment

• Integrate messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and caching frameworks (Redis).
• Automate deployments and provisioning using Terraform or similar tools.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and set best practices for the team.
• Mentor junior developers while remaining actively involved in coding and delivery.