Java Software Developer

About Transferz & the Role
At Transferz, we cater to the diverse needs of thousands of travelers, both corporate and leisure. Our mission is to provide true peace of mind to all parties involved in ground transportation: travelers, travel brands, and our transfer companies. With coverage in 150+ countries, 800+ airports, and more than 1,500 transfer companies in our network, Transferz is truly global. Travelers can complete their travel plans with door-to-door transfers by selecting the transfer they want, based on vehicle type and price, and enjoy peace of mind on the first and last mile of their journeys. We have the ambition to become the market leader in ground transportation worldwide. Our team has grown significantly over the past year, and we're keen to establish the management layer allowing us to continue our high-growth trajectory.

We believe it’s the people that make the business and we are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in creating an open, transparent, motivating, inspiring and fun working environment. We have a typical scale-up culture, growing fast, hard-working and have huge ambitions.

What We’re Looking For
As an engineer in our team, you’ll design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java applications as part of Transferz' microservice platform. You'll work with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions in close collaboration with product managers and designers to ensure that our applications meet and exceed our customers' needs. Your work will set an example for peers, and you will participate in code reviews to ensure that code meets our high standards for quality and remains up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in Java development. Our digital product portfolio ranges from traveler and driver apps to back office portals used by transfer companies, reselling partners, and our internal teams.

We work in a relatively small team with sky-high aspirations. As such, your efforts have a tangible, visible impact on the success of our company. You will report to the Head of Engineering. This is a full-time position with the possibility of working part time (minimum 32 hours). As we greatly value collaboration with peers, you will work primarily from our easily accessible Amsterdam office. Therefore, we are only accepting applications from candidates currently living in The Netherlands who have a valid working permit.

We are a tech company in hearts and minds, but understand that technology is just a means to serve our partners and travelers. Passion, teamwork, and informal communication are the basis to create a successful experience that allows every traveler to enjoy peace of mind. With true global coverage, Transferz is a multilingual and multinational company and believes in fostering diversity.

Our Platform
The Transferz microservice platform consists of 25+ independent microservices built on Spring Boot (3.2+). We utilize GitHub for version control and have completely set up our CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions. Our strict quality control gateways enforced during pull requests (peer review, code styling, static code analysis, unit & integration test coverage) ensure our applications stay healthy – all services have over 90% code coverage on automated tests. Our frontends are built on React and interact with the microservice platform through GraphQL (NodeJS).

We Believe You’re Suited for the Role When You:

• Have at least 5 years of experience in Java development
• Are friendly, communicative, and like interacting with stakeholders inside and outside the company
• Thrive in an informal office working atmosphere with driven and ambitious peers
• Have worked extensively with Spring Boot (2+) and the Spring Framework to design & build scalable, high-performance applications
• Have thorough knowledge of JPA2 and ORM implementations such as Hibernate, as well as plain SQL; experience with Flyway or Liquibase is a plus
• Have a firm grasp on Docker; experience with Kubernetes is a plus
• Have set up and maintained CI/CD pipelines; experience with GitHub Actions is a plus
• Have experience with cloud-based deployments (GCP, AWS, or Azure)
• Have a solid understanding of software design principles and patterns
• Have extensive knowledge of designing (RESTful) APIs
• Have experience with application monitoring and performance optimization; experience with DataDog is a plus

We Can Offer You:

• A full-time position with the possibility of working part-time (minimum 32 hours)
• A market-competitive salary with secondary benefits (such as our bicycle leasing scheme)
• €50 per month wellness allowance to choose your own benefit on Alleo
• A truly diverse and international work environment where you can be yourself and grow your skills through feedback
• All the tools you’ll need to excel; both hardware and software
• Flexible working hours, office-based (limited possibilities for remote working)