The role is hybrid in Malta, Mondays are mandatory Main Responsibilities: Design and evolve scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems while defining architectural standards and shared components across the platform. Contribute hands-on to key backend projects to ensure alignment between architecture and implementation. Mentor engineering teams on system design, coding practices, and development methodologies. Lead technical initiatives that improve engineering quality, tooling, and efficiency. Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, provide accurate estimates, and ensure architectural decisions support long-term business and technical goals. Support long-term planning for scalability, performance, observability, and maintainability. Guide teams on production readiness, deployment processes, and operational reliability. Participate in hiring and managing engineering teams while helping define career paths and performance processes. Desired experience: 8+ years in a similar architectural or senior engineering role. Strong backend expertise in Java with the modern Spring ecosystem, relational databases, Docker, and Kubernetes. Proven experience building distributed systems with high scalability, security, and reliability requirements. Hands-on MySQL knowledge, including data modeling and performance tuning. Practical experience with containerized environments, cloud-native infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines. Experience leading or managing engineering teams. Strong system design skills and ability to guide complex architectural decisions. Understanding of software security principles. Experience collaborating with cross-functional and leadership stakeholders. Ability to translate requirements into architectural solutions and provide accurate estimates. Fluent English and strong communication skills. Nice to have (not mandatory): familiarity with frontend technologies, third-party integrations, AWS or other cloud providers, and high-throughput or real-time systems.

Front-End Software Developer – on-site Madrid, ES An established technology-driven company is seeking a talented Front-End Developer to join their growing development team in Madrid. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, working closely with users, and delivering innovative, high-performing web applications. Main Responsibilities: Take ownership of front-end development projects, ensuring high-quality code and strong collaboration with cross-functional teams. Develop, test, and maintain React and TypeScript applications, ensuring performance and scalability. Design and implement real-time communication features using WebSockets, SignalR, or similar technologies. Contribute to architectural discussions, improving systems and processes for better efficiency and maintainability. Stay current with front-end frameworks, UX best practices, and emerging technologies to keep the team ahead of industry standards. Work closely with users and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate business needs into technical solutions. Desired Experience: Strong hands-on experience with React, TypeScript, and modern front-end workflows. Familiarity with container technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes) is a plus. A solid understanding of user experience principles and interface optimization. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical details to non-technical stakeholders. A proactive mindset, eager to take ownership of projects and contribute innovative ideas. A degree in Computer Science or a related field, ideally with excellent academic results (7.0 GPA or higher). Experience in financial or investment sectors is advantageous but not mandatory.

The role is on-site in Vancouver.  Key Responsibilities: DevOps Leadership: Champion DevOps principles and best practices across engineering, product, and operations teams. Serve as the organization’s subject matter expert in DevOps. Infrastructure Ownership: Take complete ownership of our AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability, security, and cost-efficiency. Manage cloud resources through Infrastructure as Code (IaC). CI/CD Pipelines: Design, implement, and optimize CI/CD pipelines in GitHub Actions (or similar) to streamline build, test, and deployment workflows across multiple environments. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Lead the adoption and implementation of IaC using AWS CDK to manage infrastructure across all environments. Monitoring & Incident Response: Implement observability tools and establish incident response playbooks to ensure reliability and fast recovery during outages or incidents. Security & Compliance: Collaborate with security teams to ensure infrastructure meets compliance and security best practices, including least-privilege IAM, audit logging, and secrets management. Team Building: Recruit, mentor, and manage a growing DevOps team. Define the team’s charter and help set a vision for scalable infrastructure and deployment practices. What We’re Looking For: Proven experience leading and building DevOps or platform engineering teams in a cloud-first environment. Expert level experience with AWS services, architecture patterns, and cost optimization with a proven track record of supporting high-traffic, real-time web applications.. Expert level experience with Infrastructure as Code using AWS CDK and Terraform. Expert Level understanding of GitHub, including GitHub Actions, branching strategies, and secure secret management. Experience designing and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for modern applications (monoliths and microservices). A strong security-first mindset with familiarity in implementing controls for cloud-native applications. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a passion for empowering developers and cross-functional teams. Preferred Skills & Nice-to-Have Experience: At least one of the following skills: Previous Experience with modern backend languages like Rust, Go, or Node. Previous Experience with New Relic and Sentry Previous Experience implementing a DevSecOps Pipeline to ensure Security Best Practices are enforced.