Backend Engineer (US Eastern Time Zone)

About MDOTM

MDOTM is the Global leader in AI-driven investment solutions. ​​Founded in 2015, we earned significant recognition in 2017 as the only European fintech startup selected by Google for its acceleration program in Silicon Valley.
Since then, we have been growing continuously, establishing a strong international presence with offices in London, Milan and New York.

If you are looking for a fast-paced environment and are willing to take ownership, this is the right opportunity for you!

Role Overview 

MDOTM is seeking a Java Software Engineer to join our Engineering team. You will be actively contributing to the development and optimization of our high-performance Spring Boot backend, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize scalable Spring Boot application
• Implement clean, modular, and testable Java code
• Contribute to design and implement features following relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
• Implement and follow best practices in software architecture, leveraging Layered Architecture, DDD, or Event-Driven design
• Troubleshoot and optimize backend performance and security
• Work with DevOps teams to improve CI/CD automation and deployment processes

Requirements

• Experience in Java & Spring Boot (microservices, REST APIs)

• Proficiency with SQL & NoSQL databases
• Experience with software architecture patterns (Layered Architecture, DDD, Event-Driven Design)
• Experience with TDD and testing best practices in Spring Boot (JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers)
• Experience with messaging systems (ActiveMQ, Kafka)
• Good knowledge of English (both written and spoken)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex problems and solutions to different stakeholders.

Bonus Points

• Experience with modern API communication (GRPC, GraphQL, REST)
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
• Experience with AWS, especially EC2, S3
• Hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes for containerized application deployment and management
• Security best practices for backend applications (knowledge of ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.28 is a plus)

Why Join Us?

• Work at the leading edge of technology, leveraging our decade of experience in proprietary AI to build the next generation of industry-defining tools.
• Competitive salary & truly flexible work environment.
• Benefit from an unlimited learning and development budget to stay at the bleeding edge of AI research, alongside a fast-track path into technical leadership or principal research roles.
• Collaborate daily with an ultra-international team (18+ nationalities) spread across our offices in Milan, London and New York.
• Annual company retreat at a stunning location.
• Fast-track career progression, with opportunities to grow into leadership roles.