Backend Engineer (US Eastern Time Zone)

About MDOTM

MDOTM is the Global leader inAI-driven investment solutions. ​​Founded in 2015, we earned significant recognition in 2017 as the only European fintech startup selected by Google for its acceleration program in Silicon Valley.
Since then, we have been growing continuously, establishing a strong international presence with offices inLondon, Milan and New York.

If you are looking for a fast-paced environment and are willing to take ownership, this is the right opportunity for you!

Role Overview 

MDOTM is seeking aJava Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will be actively contributing to thedevelopment and optimization of our high-performance Spring Boot backend, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize scalableSpring Boot application
• Implementclean, modular, and testable Java code
• Contribute to design and implement features followingrelational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
• Implement and follow best practices insoftware architecture, leveragingLayered Architecture, DDD, or Event-Driven design
• Troubleshoot and optimizebackend performance and security
• Work with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD automation and deployment processes

Requirements

• Experience inJava & Spring Boot (microservices,REST APIs)

• Proficiency withSQL & NoSQL databases
• Experience withsoftware architecture patterns(Layered Architecture, DDD, Event-Driven Design)
• Experience withTDD andtesting best practices in Spring Boot(JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers)
• Experience withmessaging systems (ActiveMQ, Kafka)
• Good knowledge of English (both written and spoken)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability toexplain complex problems and solutions to different stakeholders.

Bonus Points

• Experience withmodern API communication(GRPC, GraphQL, REST)
• Hands-on experience withCI/CD tools (GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Experience withAWS, especiallyEC2,S3
• Hands-on experience withDocker & Kubernetes for containerized application deployment and management
• Security best practices for backend applications (knowledge ofISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.28 is a plus)

Why Join Us?

• Work at the leading edge of technology, leveraging our decade of experience in proprietary AI to build the next generation of industry-defining tools.
• Competitive salary & truly flexible work environment.
• Benefit from an unlimited learning and development budget to stay at the bleeding edge of AI research, alongside a fast-track path into technical leadership or principal research roles.
• Collaborate daily with an ultra-international team (18+ nationalities) spread across our offices in Milan, London and New York.
• Annual company retreat at a stunning location.
• Fast-track career progression, with opportunities to grow into leadership roles.