Java Developer

Technology is driving the world - and at METRO.digital, we're driving the technology behind METRO, one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food.
From e-commerce to checkout to delivery software, we develop a wide range of products to meet the needs of our users - METRO's customers and employees across 25 countries.
With passion and responsibility, we're transforming the wholesale industry through digitization and leveraging METRO's long B2B heritage to build a more sustainable market ecosystem.
Curious to learn more about the team, the product, or our tech stack?
https://metro.digital/hubs/engineering-hub/
https://metro.digital/products/order-fulfillment-suite

What we're looking for?
Soft skills

• Clear, proactive communication and effective collaboration
• Self-motivation and a high bar for quality
• Creative problem-solving; willing to challenge the status quo
• Openness to share knowledge and best practices with the team
• Curiosity and adaptability to take on different roles when needed
• Ability to find simplicity in complex projects
• Proficient English (spoken and written)

• Java 11+ proficiency (5+ years of Java development experience)
• Expertise with the Spring ecosystem: Spring Boot 3, Spring Security, Spring Framework
• Strong knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Solid knowledge of REST API design and event-driven patterns
• Strong adherence to clean coding practices
• Expertise in PostgreSQL
• Proficiency with Git and modern version control workflows
• Solid unit and integration testing experience (e.g. JUnit, Testcontainers)
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (E.g. DataDog, Kibana)
• Comfortable working in Linux or MacOS environments

• Experience with Pub/Sub or Kafka
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or another major cloud provider
• GitHub Actions (CI/CD)
• Terraform (infrastructure as code)
• Experience with NoSQL datastores (e.g. Cassandra)
• Performance tuning and JVM optimization skills
• Familiarity with transportation/logistics domain