Kotlin Developer

Role Name: Kotlin Backend Developer

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Kotlin Backend Developer to join our Agile Scrum team in Amsterdam. The ideal candidate will be a strong team player with deep backend development expertise, capable of designing, building, and maintaining robust, business-critical applications. You will work on strategic delivery platforms and take shared responsibility for code quality, reliability, and operational excellence in a DevOps-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Be an active and valued member of an Agile Scrum team, working in two-week sprint increments.
• Participate in all Agile ceremonies including stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Design and analyze application and data architecture solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize backend services using Kotlin and Java.
• Ensure high code quality, enforce best practices, and conduct code reviews.
• Take ownership of team deliverables in a DevOps way of working, including deployments and operational support.
• Support 24/7 standby/on-call rotations as required.
• Build and maintain applications that support business-critical and strategic delivery processes.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum 7+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• Strong hands-on experience in Kotlin (minimum 2 years; 4+ years preferred).
• Solid experience with Core Java.
• Experience with Oracle PL/SQL (preferred).
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and Hibernate.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience working with Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices in an Azure Cloud environment.
• Experience in building and consuming APIs.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Kafka, Grafana, and PostgreSQL.
• Exposure to distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and observability tools.