United Kingdom - Amsterdam
Posted: 17/09/2025
Salary: Negotiable
ID: 36591_BH
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ORSoftware Engineer (Kotlin/Java) — Hybrid, Amsterdam — Contract
Join a high-impact product team building secure, scalable microservices for a major consumer brand. You'll shape POCs and MVPs, influence architecture, and help drive modern DevOps practices—without any travel.
The role
Explore product ideas and contribute to POC/MVP planning with cross-functional stakeholders.
Partner with the Engineering Manager, Architect, and Tech Lead on solution & system design.
Build and own microservices and supporting infrastructure from development through deployment.
Define testing and deployment strategies; create clear supporting documentation.
Help onboard engineers and clarify requirements, implementation details, and best practices.
Collaborate across teams to ensure integrations land smoothly.
Tech stack you'll work with
Kotlin & Java
Kubernetes (GKE), Postgres, Pub/Sub
GitHub Actions, Terraform
Observability: distributed tracing, structured logging, metrics (e.g., Grafana, Elasticsearch)
What you'll bring
Pragmatic mindset and a love for simple, robust solutions.
Hands-on experience building microservice architectures with an OO language (ideally Kotlin/Java).
Strong DevOps grounding: you can deliver secure, scalable, resilient services.
Cloud experience—GCP preferred (other major clouds welcome).
Solid observability know-how (tracing, logging, metrics) and familiarity with monitoring/alerting tools.
Great communication skills and a collaborative approach.
Details
Location: Amsterdam (Hybrid)
Contract: Freelance/Contract
Travel: None required
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