Backend Engineer

Join to apply for the Backend Engineer - Platform Team role at MDOTM Ltd | AI-Driven Investment Solutions for Asset & Wealth Managers 1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants Join to apply for the Backend Engineer - Platform Team role at MDOTM Ltd | AI-Driven Investment Solutions for Asset & Wealth Managers Direct message the job poster from MDOTM Ltd | AI-Driven Investment Solutions for Asset & Wealth Managers MDOTM is the leader in AI-driven investment solutions. In 2017, we were the only European fintech startup selected by Google for their acceleration program in Silicon Valley. Since then, we have been growing continuously through our offices in London, Milan & New York. We're looking for a Java Superhero to join our Backend Engineering Team. You will deepen your backend expertise and expand your DevOps skill set, helping us deliver a reliable, discoverable, and joyful developer platform that powers every MDOTM product. Your tasks will include Build & enhance platform services: Design, develop and maintain core Java/Spring Boot microservices that provide common capabilities (authentication, data pipelines, messaging) for internal consumers. Enable DevOps flow: Implement and automate CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI/CD) to ensure fast, safe, and repeatable releases across environments. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Use Terraform and Ansible to provision and manage on premise and AWS resources in a controlled, auditable manner. Containerization & orchestration: Package services with Docker and operate them on Kubernetes, promoting declarative configuration and GitOps practices. Observability & reliability: Instrument applications for tracing, metrics and logs (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Zabbix) and participate in on‑call rotations to keep MTTR low. Data solutions: Optimise interactions with MySQL and MongoDB, ensuring integrity, performance, and automated schema migrations. Security & compliance: Embed security best practices (OWASP Top 10, least privilege IAM, shift‑left testing) into every stage of the SDLC. Collaborative design: Participate in technical design discussions, influence architectural decisions, and document runbooks & standards that raise the bar for all teams. Continuous improvement: Champion DevOps culture—you build it, you run it —and share knowledge through demos, pair programming, and internal workshops. Skills required Professional experience: Experience building backend services in Java with Spring Boot, plus hands‑on exposure to DevOps tooling or cloud‑native operations. Java mastery: Solid understanding of OOP, clean code principles, and common design patterns. API craftsmanship: Proven experience designing, documenting, and securing RESTful APIs. CI/CD mindset: Comfortable with Git workflows and at least one pipeline system (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.). Containers & Kubernetes: Ability to write Dockerfiles and debug containerized apps. Testing & quality: Habit of writing unit, integration and e2e tests (JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers, Playwright) and using static analysis/linters in the pipeline. Soft skills: Clear English communication, collaborative spirit, and a growth mindset aligned with DevOps culture of shared ownership and rapid feedback. Good knowledge of English (both written and spoken) Experience with event‑driven systems (ActiveMQ). Contributions to open‑source DevOps or Java projects. Practical use of Ansible, Terraform or similar to manage infrastructure reproducibly. Observability basics: Exposure to monitoring/alerting stacks and a curiosity for SRE principles. Working knowledge of AWS fundamentals (EC2, S3, IAM). Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Industries Technology, Information and Internet and Financial Services Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at MDOTM Ltd | AI-Driven Investment Solutions for Asset & Wealth Managers by 2x Get notified about new Back End Developer jobs in Milan, Lombardy, Italy . We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr