Senior Java/Scala Engineer

Job description

Description

Yopeso has been developing a diverse range of software products, from large-scale applications to smaller solutions, for 20 years. With a growing team of over 250 employees across five locations, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of growth, transparency, and professionalism.

At Yopeso, we value authenticity, curiosity, and ambition. These values drive us to build strong connections within our community and with our partners, ensuring trust, integrity, and transparency in all our business practices. We strive to maintain the highest professional standards and continuously challenge ourselves to develop high-quality, high-performance, and secure software solutions.

Our approach is rooted in efficient collaboration among passionate professionals working in agile teams. Guided by curiosity and ambition, we strive to create products that are meaningful and impactful, while remaining true to our authentic selves.

What we offer:

• Competitive remuneration

• Remote work

• Sports/leisure benefit

• 20 sick leave days paid at 100%

• 32 calendar days of vacation

• Team events, online, at the office or outside

• Professional development plan with guidance and mentorship

• Training and development opportunities with allocated budget

• Professional Certifications

• Optional medical insurance

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain backend microservices in Scala and Java (Spring Boot).

• Collaborate on system architecture and scalable service design in AWS.

• Work with PostgreSQL databases and integrate asynchronous data flows using Kafka.

• Automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.

• Participate in on-call rotations, ensuring production reliability and uptime.

• Write maintainable, testable, and well-documented code following best practices.

• Collaborate with DevOps, Data, and Frontend teams to deliver end-to-end functionality.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in backend development with Java (¹¹⁄₁₇) or Scala.

• Solid experience with Spring Boot or functional backend frameworks.

• Hands-on experience with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, etc.).

• Experience with PostgreSQL and strong SQL knowledge.

• Familiarity with Kafka (producers/consumers, topic management).

• Basic experience or willingness to learn Terraform (Infrastructure as Code).

• Readiness to take part in an on-call rotation.

• Good communication and teamwork skills in English.

Nice to Have:

• Previous experience with Scala frameworks.

• Knowledge of functional programming principles.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK).