Senior Backend Engineer & Technical Lead

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Responsibilities

• ▹Own the technical architecture of a complex event-driven platform and shape its scalability, reliability and long-term development
• ▹Design, develop and continuously improve backend services, microservices and event-driven components in a modern distributed system
• ▹Define and implement APIs and integration approaches to connect internal applications, external systems and hardware ecosystems
• ▹Develop and enhance workflow and automation capabilities for efficient and scalable business processes
• ▹Drive technical decisions, uphold engineering standards and promote high-quality software development across the team
• ▹Work with Product Owners and stakeholders to turn business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions
• ▹Contribute to technical planning, prioritization and estimation

Requirements

• ▹Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience
• ▹6+ years of experience in backend development, distributed systems and event-driven architectures in enterprise environments
• ▹Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot and modern backend development, including design of scalable services, APIs and distributed applications
• ▹Experience with event-driven architectures and technologies such as Apache Kafka, including event processing, schema management and reliable system communication
• ▹Solid understanding of API design, system integrations and modern platform architectures, ideally including REST, GraphQL, workflow orchestration or stream processing
• ▹Ability to drive architectural decisions, establish engineering standards and guide technical direction across teams
• ▹Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, weighing dependencies, trade-offs and long-term platform evolution
• ▹Structured, ownership-driven, quality-focused approach
• ▹Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across technical and business teams
• ▹Strong English skills (C1), written and spoken

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Salary: 50,000–60,000 euros gross per year
• ▹100% remote work from anywhere in Spain with flexible working hours
• ▹40-hour work week
• ▹Permanent employment contract
• ▹Company pension scheme, capital-forming benefits and additional occupational health offerings
• ▹Key role in shaping the architecture and technical direction of a mission-critical platform
• ▹Technical leadership role with the chance to mentor other engineers
• ▹Agile, cross-functional, international team

About the company

Primion Technology is a global solution provider and market leader in Converged Security Solutions and Workforce Management. For more than 30 years it has served around 4,000 customers worldwide with a team of over 470 experts.