Java Backend Engineer - M.Fulfill Pick&Pack

About us 

Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital.  

Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.      

Are you striving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!  

How you will make an impact? 

Our M.Fulfill solution is designed to simplify the complex world of warehousing and order fulfillment. It covers everything from goods receiving and storage management to staffing, task distribution, order picking, consolidation, and tracking. By automating these processes, we save valuable time, improve service quality, and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction.

Your work will directly influence how efficiently these operations run. Every day, we make sure that our pickers have the right tools to quickly find what they need, because speed and accuracy are critical in delivering the best experience. Imagine a restaurant ordering fresh fish for its menu—our systems ensure that the product is picked safely and efficiently, shipped in the most cost-effective way, and delivered exactly when the customer needs it.

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

Job Description

You will be involved in all phases of software engineering, from inception to coding, testing, delivery and operation;

• You will be developing high quality code that follows best practices and clean code principles;
• Advocate for improvements to product quality, security and performance;
• Collaborate with other engineers or team members on various layers of the infrastructure, in order to design and launch new features;
• Interact with the client in order to understand and characterize their needs and advise them if necessary.

Qualifications:

• A good communicator and collaborative team player, open to sharing knowledge;
• Self-motivated with high quality standards – adaptable, curious, and able to take initiative; 
• Creative and analytical thinker – ability to find simplicity in complex projects and challenging the status quo;  
• Proven knowledge in design and development of highly scalable cloud-based products using Java, Spring ecosystem and micro-services architecture (preferably 6+ years of Java development); 
• Java 11+ proficiency; 
• 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);
• Experience with version control systems as GIT and version control repositories as Gitlab,Github; 
• Very good fluency in English (written and verbal). 

Nice to have:

• 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;
• Terraform (infrastructure as code); 
• Experience with NoSQL datastores (e.g. Cassandra); 
• Performance tuning and JVM optimization skills.

What we offer at METRO.digital? 

• Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.

At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You’ll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.

• People development: when you grow so do we!

We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career.

• Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!

We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.

Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here. 

Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!   

Position grade within our career framework: Full Stack Engineer Grade T3 (Md7)