Senior Software Engineer - Cloud Platform & Java Architecture

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join a distributed engineering team building and evolving a large-scale digital platform used by enterprise customers worldwide.

This is a hands-on senior engineering role combining backend development, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, and architectural decision-making. The position is fully remote within France, with occasional travel for team workshops and collaboration sessions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and platform components using Java

• Contribute to the architecture, scalability, performance, and reliability of cloud-native applications

• Build and extend cloud platform capabilities, including deployment automation, provisioning, observability, and lifecycle management

• Develop and maintain APIs, integrations, and platform services supporting enterprise applications

• Participate in technical design discussions, architecture reviews, and engineering trade-off decisions

• Review code, promote engineering best practices, and help maintain high code quality standards

• Troubleshoot and resolve complex production and customer-facing issues

• Collaborate closely with Product, QA, DevOps, and Engineering teams throughout the software lifecycle

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, containerization strategies, and infrastructure automation

• Support continuous improvement of platform architecture, engineering processes, and technical standards

• Participate in open-source initiatives and contribute to the broader engineering community when relevant

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience

• Strong production experience with Java and modern backend development practices

• Experience designing and operating applications in cloud environments (AWS, OVH, or similar providers)

• Strong expertise with Docker, containerization technologies, and CI/CD pipelines

• Experience with DevOps practices and cloud infrastructure automation

• Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, reliability, and platform engineering concepts

• Experience working with APIs, microservices, and modern software architectures

• Strong problem-solving abilities and a pragmatic engineering mindset

• Experience performing code reviews and mentoring other developers

• Familiarity with JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems is considered an advantage

• Experience with React or modern front-end frameworks is a plus

• Open-source contributions or active participation in technical communities are highly valued

• Fluent English communication skills (written and spoken)

Benefits

• Permanent full-time employment

• Fully remote work model within France

• Opportunity to work on cloud platforms, distributed systems, and large-scale enterprise applications

• International engineering environment with English as the working language

• Exposure to modern cloud-native technologies and engineering practices

• High level of technical ownership and influence on architectural decisions

• Collaborative culture focused on innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence

• Regular team workshops and knowledge-sharing initiatives

• Long-term professional growth and career development opportunities