Cloud Backend Engineer - Java/GCP

To our client we are looking for 2 senior Java backend Developers with GCP experience.

Start: in 1 months time

Duration: 30/6 - 2026 plus possible extension

Location: Stockholm - Hybrid setup 2-3 days per week 

Job Description

As a Cloud Backend Engineer, you will build and maintain scalable risk services that power our global product used by millions of users worldwide.

You will work closely with engineering teams and product stakeholders to understand requirements, independently drive execution, and deliver high-quality, production-ready solutions. Your work will play a critical role in protecting our platform, ensuring secure, reliable, and risk-aware transactions for millions of customers worldwide.

This is a fast-paced, high-impact environment where innovation is encouraged and ownership is expected. You will leverage modern cloud technologies to solve complex, mission-critical problems at global scale.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain robust Java Spring–based risk services, ensuring scalability, multi-tenancy, and seamless integration with internal platforms on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Own the end-to-end quality of deliverables across the software development lifecycle, including design, implementation, testing, deployment, and post-production support.

• Build and deploy Java services on Cloud Run, integrating with BigQuery, Bigtable, and Apache Pulsar–based systems.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—engineering, product, and business stakeholders—to define requirements and execute scalable solutions.

• Contribute to operational excellence, ensuring high availability, reliability, observability, and resilience of application services and infrastructure.

• Proactively identify and address performance, scalability, and reliability risks in production systems.

Top must-have hard skills

• Strong expertise in Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, Hibernate

• Proven experience building RESTful APIs and web services

• Hands-on experience with GCP (Cloud Run, BigQuery, Bigtable, Apache Pulsar)

• Solid foundation in object-oriented design, system architecture, and scalability

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks