(Senior) Java Developer - Freelance

4 months, 3 weeks ago
Remote
Contract
Senior
Software Development
Netguru

Netguru

Netguru: Europe's top digital consultancy, shaping revolutionary digital products for leading brands with expertise in software and mobile development.

Internet Software & Services
251-1K
Founded 2008

Description

  • Design and build scalable backend systems for processing large volumes of spare parts data.
  • Develop and maintain high-performance APIs for data integration and access.
  • Build, optimize, and maintain ETL pipelines for data ingestion and transformation.
  • Process and manage large datasets in distributed environments.
  • Optimize system performance, latency, and throughput across backend services.
  • Improve database performance through indexing, schema design, and query optimization.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, engineers, and stakeholders to deliver scalable, data-driven solutions.
  • Ensure high standards of security, reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
  • Mentor and support other engineers in a senior-level role.
  • Stay current with modern backend technologies, architecture patterns, and engineering best practices.

Requirements

  • Strong commercial experience with JVM-based languages such as Java, Scala, or Kotlin.
  • Solid experience with relational databases, including PostgreSQL and MySQL.
  • Experience with NoSQL databases, preferably MongoDB.
  • Hands-on experience processing and managing large datasets.
  • Strong knowledge of scalable API design and backend architecture principles.
  • Experience designing distributed and high-performance systems.
  • Practical experience building ETL pipelines using standard data processing tools.
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure.
  • Strong understanding of performance optimization and low-latency systems.
  • Experience with database optimization, including indexing, schema design, and performance tuning.
  • Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
  • Senior-level mindset with the ability to mentor and support engineering teams.
  • English at C1 level.
  • Must be based in the European Union.

Benefits

  • 100% remote, flexible work.
  • Up to 30 EUR/hour rate.
  • 20 paid vacation days.
  • Work with an experienced team of developers.
  • Continuous development of hard and soft skills.
  • Dev-friendly processes including Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Code Review, and bug bashes.
  • Long-term collaboration on challenging products across FinTech, B2B software, e-commerce, and more.

Interested in this position?

Apply directly on the company website

Apply Now

Similar Roles

Senior Python Backend Engineer

BriteCore 51-250 Insurance

BriteCore is hiring a remote Python engineer in Argentina or Brazil to build AI-powered platform infrastructure, integrations, APIs, and production agent workflows for a configurable SaaS platform.

AWS Django Docker MySQL PostgreSQL Python React REST API SQL Vue.js
2 days, 18 hours ago

Senior Node.js Developer - (NestJS) - Remote - 3 Months - Octopus by RTG

Robusta Technology Group 51-250 Professional Services

Robusta Technology Group’s Octopus team is seeking a Senior Node.js Developer to join a UAE-based client team and build scalable, reliable, high-performance backend applications.

Git JavaScript NestJS Node.js REST API TypeScript
5 days, 18 hours ago

Senior Backend Python Engineer (APM Gateway)

payabl. 51-250 Diversified Financial Services

Payabl is hiring a backend engineer for its Gateway Related Projects team in Portugal or Poland to modernize a high-reliability payment gateway by extending Perl systems and building scalable Python microservices.

AWS CI/CD Docker FastAPI Kafka Microservices Perl Python RabbitMQ
1 week ago

Backend Software Engineer - AI Training Projects

Gramian Consultancy Group Professional Services

Gramian Consultancy is seeking remote contractor backend software engineers to create realistic coding challenges and reliable verification systems for next-generation AI training projects.

C++ Cybersecurity Go Java Node.js Python Rust TypeScript
1 week, 3 days ago

You're on a roll! Sign up now to keep applying.

Sign Up

Already have an account? Log in

Used by 14,729+ remote workers