Senior Java Backend Engineer

Schneider Electric Hub | Research & Engineering Center

Senior Cloud Engineer

Hybrid: Belgrade/Novi Sad

Schneider Electric is looking for a Senior Cloud/ Java Backend Engineer to work on Azure-based API-first cloud applications.

You will focus on products for advanced home & building automation with smart energy management, including but not limited to our suite of premium KNX products.

Who are you?

You are a curious, passionate software developer, able to break down complex problems into simple, incremental steps: you raise to the challenge instead of being intimidated by one! You understand the value of software quality and can drive it in both legacy and new systems.

You are driven by customer value and want to collaborate on and take ownership of delivering the best product for our them.

You are always looking for ways to improve your own efficiency and efficiency of the entire team.

What will you do?



* Extend and improve existing Cloud applications (Java Spring Boot, RabbitMQ, MySQL, Redis, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure and many more).


* Build new APIs interfacing between our spaceLYnk Edge Controllers and mobile applications.


* Ensure use of Schneider-Electric Digital infrastructure for effective operations, including migrating existing legacy systems.


* Follow a DevOps philosophy to own and maintain deployment and observability infrastructure (GitHub workflows, Prometheus, Graphana, Sentry).


* Ensure good coding practices and drive towards maintainable, testable architecture.


* Iterate quickly and deliver continuously.


* Mentor and support other engineers.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?


* 5+ years of professional backend development experience.


* Experience architecting and operating microservices-based, resilient and load-balanced systems.


* Knowledge of Java, Java Spring Boot, and Java Spring Boot Cloud.


* Knowledge of Bash, Python and/or Lua scripting languages is welcomed.


* Knowledge and administration of Linux OS.


* Experience with relational databases like MySQL, Postgresql or SQL Server.


* Experience with in-memory caches like Redis and Caffeine.


* Understanding of distributed systems and use of messaging brokers like RabbitMQ.


* Experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred).


* Experience with Docker containers and Kubernetes.


* Deep experience building RESTful APIs.


* Experience building OAuth2/ OpenID Connect authentication and authorization systems.


* Familiarity with cybersecurity principles as applied to backend development.


* Familiarity with data privacy considerations.


* Experience with DevOps philosophy, and running highly performing systems with observability and monitoring built in.


* Writing effective unit, integration and end-to-end tests.


* Full-stack: Ability to jump into our React Native/Angular frontend code to improve a small thing or two a plus!

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