Job Openings Senior Backend Developer

About the job Senior Backend Developer

Our client is looking for a Senior Backend Developer to join their exceptional team at their Limassol, Cyprus office! If you're excited about working on impactful projects in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment, Emerald Zebra is waiting to hear from you. Send your CV to Emerald Zebra and you will be a step closer to securing this fantastic job opportunity!


Company Profile:

Our client empowers innovators in the tech industry by helping them shape their operations, build their brands and launch their digital products. Their team is comprised of passionate professionals who thrive on learning and improving every day. They believe in treating their clients as partners, fostering transparent and honest long lasting business relationships. Focused on creating simple, reliable systems, they leverage modern, proven technologies while adapting to diverse client needs. Their expertise spans from Java, JavaScript, and Ruby, utilizing frameworks like Spring, Rails, and React, with Postgres and Redis for support. Development is powered by Docker, with deployments primarily to Kubernetes using AWS and Digital Ocean.


Your Profile:

You are an experienced Senior Backend Developer that loves learning and applying new technologies, you can provide technical leadership and you want to join a fast-growing company. You are passionate about what you do and have a proven track record of working with agile teams, writing excellent well-tested code and developing software at scale.

Must have Experience and Qualifications:

  • Demonstrable experience (4-6 years) with an Object-Oriented language (Java and/or Kotlin) and Framework (Spring Boot)
  • Demonstrable experience writing modern Javascript (React, Angular, or Vue)
  • A self-starter that loves solving problems and learning something new every day
  • Have an active Github account with contributions to open-source projects
  • Worked in an agile team and practiced either Kanban or Scrum
  • Unix/Linux system administration experience
  • An excellent communicator that enjoys working within a diverse team
  • Fluent in English
  • Highly dependable
  • Experience leading a small technical team

A plus if you have the following:

  • Demonstrable functional programming experience
  • Prior experience in technical leadership
  • A Computer Science or other related university degree
  • Mentoring


What is on offer:

Our client says their values and work environment are the biggest benefits they offer but they do actually offer some additional great benefits!

  • Competitive salary with regular pay reviews and bonuses
  • Provident Fund
  • Hybrid working model
  • Flexible working hours and environment
  • 23 days paid holiday
  • 1 week per year for training and personal development
  • Healthy tech budget
  • Generous personal development budget
  • A cake on your birthday
  • Friday drinks
  • Office pool table and PlayStation


If you are interested and meet the above requirements APPLY now! For more information and/or to also apply, send me an email: georgia.michaelides@emeraldzebra.cy