Job Description

About us: 

Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital. 

Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.  

You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us! 

We are looking for…

A mid-level full stack engineer with expertise in both frontend and backend technologies.

In this role, you will be part of a six people team working on METRO’s global solution for calculating and invoicing bonus payments from suppliers which is used in a standardized way across all METRO countries. This solution is built upon a large-scale codebase including legacy code in Oracle PL/SQL that integrates backend services and a complex React frontend. Your contribution will be pivotal in modernizing the solution and facilitating the split into modular, scalable components while ensuring reliability and design consistency.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain both frontend (React, Redux, Material UI) and backend (Java, Spring Boot) components.
• Support the modernization and modularization of a large monolithic frontend & backend codebase.
• Collaborate with architects and service managers as well as business and solution experts to align on long-term technical strategies and system design.
• Ensure system performance, security, and scalability across frontend and backend layers.
• Promote clean code practices, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines to maintain development excellence.
• Work closely with DevOps and platform teams to ensure cloud-native deployments on GCP with Kubernetes and Istio.

Qualifications

Must-Have Qualifications

ork Experience & Skills

• 3-5 years of proven hands-on experience with frontend frameworks (React, Redux, Material UI, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Extensive backend experience with Java and Spring Boot
• Experience with relational databases, preferably Oracle
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins X, or similar).
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken), with ability to collaborate across roles and cultures.

Other Requirements

• Ability to balance frontend user experience with backend scalability and performance.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a process-oriented approach.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Oracle PL/SQL
• Experience with mustache
• Experience splitting monolithic systems into modular architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, GCP Monitoring).
• Knowledge of security best practices in distributed architectures (OAuth2, RBAC, mTLS).
• Experience participating in UI/UX design discussions and collaborating with designers or users.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.