Java Software Engineer - FinTech

About the Engagement

• Design, build, and maintain features for the internal data-heavy applications, supporting automated bus partner settlement generation across all FlixBus entities around the globe.  
• Develop and enhance the internal services that allow finance and billing teams to manage bus partners' settlement-relevant data and track changes via event history.  
• Communicate directly with business counterparts (finance, billing, and partner teams) to understand needs and shape solutions. 
• Actively participate in product development, from refinement and technical design through delivery and operations. 
• Implement and maintain event-driven data processing workflows using Kafka to support settlement operations. 
• Contribute to infrastructure-as-code practices and CI/CD pipelines on AWS, and run services on Docker/Kubernetes, with monitoring and observability (e.g. Datadog).  

About You

• At least 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer, with exposure to data processing systems  
• Proven experience working with Java in a commercial environment  
• Experience with event-driven architectures, ideally Kafka 
• Experience working with cloud-based infrastructure providers, ideally AWS  
• Solid SQL knowledge 
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes (or similar container orchestration tools) and CI/CD 
• Familiarity with Snowflake or similar data warehousing solutions is a plus 
• Experience in front-end technologies (e.g., JavaScript, HTML5, React.js, or Angular) is a plus  
• Fluent in English

Cooperation model

• Cooperation based on a service agreement (B2B/freelance contract), not an employment contract.
• You will operate as an independent contractor, responsible for delivering agreed services and submitting invoices 
• Location: open for contractors based in Poland