**We’ve signed up to an ambitious journey. Join us!** - As Arrive, we guide customers and communities towards brighter futures and more livable cities, it isn’t a challenge just anyone could take on. Luckily, we have something to help us make it happen. Our people and our values. We Arrive Curious, Focused and Together. Just as our entire brand is inspired by the North Star, the shining light leading travelers to their destinations since time began, our values guide us. They help us be at our best. For our customers. For the cities and communities we serve. For ourselves. As a global team, we are transforming urban mobility. Let’s grow better, together._ **Role and Team Summary**: Are you a passionate backend engineer looking to make a significant impact? Join our cross-functional, distributed team responsible for building and maintaining the core backend functionalities that power our B2B customers. You’ll be instrumental in developing scalable and robust solutions, directly impacting the efficiency and reliability of our platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies and contribute to a critical part of our business, all within a supportive and collaborative environment. **Role Tasks & Responsibilities**: - ** Backend Development**: Lead the design, development, and maintenance of backend services using Java and Kotlin, expanding our existing capabilities and driving the team's expertise in backend technologies. - **Microservices Architecture**: Design and develop new backend microservices, and lead the modularization of existing monolithic functionalities. - **Architecture & Design**: Collaborate with fellow engineers on architectural strategy and technical investigations, playing a vital role in defining and implementing scalable solutions. - **Distributed Team Collaboration**: Thrive in a distributed work environment, actively engaging in remote collaboration to ensure seamless team cohesion and productivity. **Competencies**: **Required Skills**: - Strong proficiency in Java and Kotlin. - Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns. - Experience with Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, etc.). - Experience with RESTful API design and development. - Experience with database technologies (SQL databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, or NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Cassandra). - Experience with testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Kotest). - Experience with version control systems (Git). - Professional fluency in English. **Preferred Skills (Optional)**: - Experience with microservices architecture. - Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure). - Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes). - Experience with message queues (Kafka, RabbitMQ). - Experience with performance tuning and optimization. - Experience with agile development methodologies. - Experience with CI/CD pipelines. - Experience with migrating from a monolithic architecture to microservices. **Communication**: - Collaborate daily with team members on development tasks. - Frequent communication with product owners and other engineering teams for feature development and integration. - Occasional communication with stakeholders for project updates and technical discussions. **Knowledge & Experience**: - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. - 3-5 years of relevant backend development experience. **Key Personal Characteristics**: - ** Problem-Solving**: Ability to tackle complex development challenges with a systematic and efficient approach. - **Collaboration**: Excellent communication and teamwork skills in agile, cross-functional environments. - **Team Player**: Supportive, open to diverse perspectives, and contributes constructively. - **Adaptability**: Ability to thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments. - **Detail-Oriented**: Commitment to high code quality, thorough debugging, and testing. - **Innovation & Initiative**: Proactive in contributing new ideas and driving continuous improvement. **About us** - Arrive, including brands like EasyPark, Flowbird, RingGo, ParkMobile and Parkopedia, is a leading global mobility platform. Present in over 90 countries and 20,000 cities, the company helps people and decision-makers make smarter decisions about urban mobility and ease the experience of travel worldwide. Arrive delivers a unique combination of the core ingredients to make cities more livable: from smart payments and optimized car parks to data-driven traffic reduction and support for reinvestment in public transport and green space. It’s about more than function, it’s about saving time and simplifying the experience of travel for everyone. Travel is more than a journey, it’s how you Arrive._