Java Developer (Freelance)

Netguru is a consultancy, product design, and software development company founded in 2008. Netguru builds digital products that let people do things differently – offering consulting, tools and resources to companies of all shapes and sizes – to make beautifully designed digital products in a way that’s fast and fits their needs.

Netguru has become one of the fastest growing companies in EU, recognised by the Financial Times, Deloitte, and Forbes. Netguru has grown at a rate of nearly 120 percent in 2018, reaching almost 19M EUR in revenue. The company has completed more than 1400 projects, and has nearly 600 employees on board working from all over the world.

Over the past ten years, Netguru has changed the way people bank, listen to music, learn languages, and rent bicycles. Some of their clients include Fortune 500 companies and startups like solarisBank, Hive, Temi and more. Netguru works with the largest brands in the world, such as Volkswagen, IKEA or Keller Williams.

Netguru offers application development services for businesses of any size, adding the hidden value of know-how and long market experience to each project. They build web, mobile and desktop apps of top quality, for any industry, including fintech, healthcare, commerce, tourism, and robotics.

Their tech stack consists of technologies such as Ruby on Rails, Node.js, React.js, React Native, Kotlin, Vue.js, Python, Django, and Elixir.

• 2–4 years of experience in backend development with Java
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming and Java fundamentals
• Experience with Spring Boot and RESTful API design
• Familiarity with SQL and working with relational databases
• Comfortable working independently during off-standard hours
• Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate in distributed, international teams
• Professional working proficiency in English (spoken and written)

Nice to Have:

• Experience with ERP system integration
• Exposure to SaaS product development
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments
• Knowledge of AWS or other cloud platforms
• Prior experience working in customer-facing support or issue resolution

• Perform development work as part of the client’s software engineering teams
• Support the client’s developers in daily tasks and project work
• Provide assistance to the client’s customers during US working hours
• Monitor and resolve critical issues that arise outside of standard European hours
• Participate in regular team meetings and virtual team events
• Integrate with the client’s wider developer community
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the client’s SaaS solution, including:
  • Integrating with customer ERP systems to retrieve data
  • Analyzing data and delivering insights back to customers
  • Building and maintaining features within the SaaS application