Software Engineer (Java 21+)

Help improve backend services for 9.5 million customers by building secure Java 21+ microservices and reliable digital banking experiences.

We are looking for a Software Engineer who combines strong technical skills with ownership, creativity, and a continuous improvement mindset. This role is for someone who does not just implement requirements, but actively contributes ideas, challenges assumptions, and helps shape better solutions.

You & your role

Build and operate the backend services that power Rabobank's digital experiences. As Software Engineer (Java 21+), you design secure microservices, improve observability, solve production challenges and help shape better solutions together with developers, architects, product owners and stakeholders.

Examples for practices

• Design, develop and maintain Java-based microservices for business-critical digital banking platforms.
• Build scalable, secure and performant REST APIs that support reliable customer experiences.
• Improve reliability, observability and operational excellence across the platform.

Top 3 responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Java 21+ microservices and scalable REST APIs for digital banking services.
• Improve reliability, observability and operational excellence through monitoring, logging, alerting and production support.
• Collaborate with developers, architects, product owners and stakeholders to challenge assumptions and shape better solutions.

Within team GSM, you work on backend services that support Rabobank's digital customer experiences. You collaborate closely with developers, architects, product owners and stakeholders to keep business-critical platforms secure, scalable and reliable.

Together we achieve more than alone

By combining ownership, technical craftsmanship and continuous improvement, we make backend services stronger for our customers and colleagues.

Team GSM

The people of Team GSM build and operate backend services that power digital experiences for millions of customers. Collaboration is our approach; as one technical team within Rabobank, we design secure APIs, improve reliability and keep business-critical platforms moving forward.

This is what we offer you

• Salary: Gross monthly salary between EUR 5,030 and EUR 7,183 (scale 09) for a 36-hour work week.
• Extras: a thirteenth month, 8% holiday allowance, and a 10% Employee Benefit Budget.
• Development budget: EUR 1,400 development budget per year for your growth and development.
• Hybrid working: a balance between home and office work (possible for most roles).
• Pension: decide for yourself the amount of your personal contribution.

You & your talent

You are a software engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and making systems better. You bring fresh ideas, think beyond the immediate requirement, and actively contribute to the direction of the team and platform. You combine strong hands-on development skills with an engineering mindset focused on quality, reliability and continuous improvement. Most importantly, you're someone who sees opportunities, takes initiative, and helps move the team forward.

• 5+ years of demonstrable experience with Java 21+ and Spring Boot
• Solid understanding of distributed microservice architectures and API design
• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting and observability tooling
• Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and deployment practices
• Comfortable bringing forward ideas, challenging the status quo and influencing technical decisions
• Fluent in English and able to collaborate effectively with developers, architects, product owners and stakeholders

Our Tech Stack

Java 21+, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Kafka, SQL and NoSQL databases, Azure Cloud, Cloud Foundry, Maven, Git, Azure DevOps, Dynatrace, Splunk, PagerDuty and modern CI/CD pipelines

To be considered for this position, you must be located in the Netherlands and have the legal right to work in the Netherlands. We are unable to consider candidates requiring relocation from another country.