We love challenges. We love to build. We love to make things happen. At JUSTROCKET, we're assembling the brightest minds to create exceptional teams and an ecosystem of like-minded and execution-oriented experts.
About the project:
The Partner we are hiring for is a fast-scaling IT Company headquartered in Cluj, Romania.
Some more interesting project facts:
💡 International / cross-border team working closely together.
💡 Small team: influence team culture and the product.
💡 Freedom to take responsibility.
💡 Extensive product roadmap
Tasks
We are looking for a Backend Engineer who works independently and in a self-organized manner, enthusiastic about building scalable products and maintaining high code quality standards.
Besides this, your profile will include:
⏩ Design scalable solutions: Develop and maintain Java-based backend applications and microservices with a focus on performance and reliability.
⏩ Deliver high-quality code: Implement Spring Boot applications following best practices in clean code, testing, and performance optimization.
⏩ Support modern deployment practices: Work closely with DevOps to containerize and deploy applications and integrate CI/CD pipelines.
⏩ Leverage event-driven architecture: Use events to build robust, asynchronous systems that support scalability and decoupled services.
⏩ Optimize data interactions: Design and maintain efficient relational database integrations that ensure data integrity and system responsiveness.
⏩ Contribute to strong engineering standards: Engage in architectural discussions, perform code reviews, and promote best practices.
⏩ Leverage AI code companions: Utilize hands-on AI code companions and intelligent development tools to enhance productivity, accelerate development cycles, and maintain code quality standards while staying current with modern development practices.
⏩ Mentor and grow the team: Provide guidance to junior developers and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
Requirements
You shall bring:
✅ 5+ years of experience in backend software development using Java 8 or above
✅ Full stack development experience with proficiency across backend and frontend technologies (angular or react)
✅ Strong proficiency with Spring Boot and the Spring framework ecosystem
✅ Hands-on experience designing and implementing RESTful microservices
✅ Proficiency in writing optimized SQL queries and working with databases
✅ Working knowledge of Apache Kafka or similar messaging platforms
✅ Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, message-driven systems, and distributed systems
✅ Good understanding of Docker, orchestration platforms like Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins for automated build and deployment
✅ Fluent in English
Nice to have:
✅ German Language Skills
✅ Familiarity with performance tuning and monitoring Java applications ✅ Knowledge of security best practices in backend development
The general tech stack of the project is:
🖥 Java
🖥 Spring Boot/ Spring
🖥 Javascript (Angular, react)
🖥 REST API's
🖥 SQL
Benefits
We provide:
💪 Assistance in setting up the project/integrating with the team
💪 Guidance while onboarding
💪 Support in any aspect of your activities
💪 Other Perks & Benefits
💪 Possibility to work remote
💪 anything you are missing – let's talk!
Some final words...
Looking forward to meeting you for a (virtual) coffee or tea ☕️
JUSTROCKET is a fast-scaling IT company headquartered in Cluj, Romania that assembles teams of bright minds to create exceptional products and solutions. The company operates with an execution-oriented approach, bringing together like-minded experts to build scalable technology products. They work with international and cross-border teams on an extensive product roadmap, emphasizing high code quality standards and modern development practices. The partner company focuses on building backend systems and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and event-driven architecture.
