JVM Backend Developer (JavaKotlin)
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11 hours ago
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Job Summary
- Kraków
- Hybrid
Job Description
Were looking for a JVM Backend Developer - skilled in or eager to learn Kotlin - to join the Payment Gateway team and strengthen the backbone of Schibsted digital subscription platform.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Schibsted & Vend Polska is a joint venture between two leading Nordic entities - a major media house Schibsted and a dynamic marketplace leader Vend. With over 300 software engineers in Kraków and Gdańsk we deliver high-quality technological solutions that power both organizations operations and innovations.
At Schibsted & Vend Polska we value diversity collaboration growth and psychological safety. We believe that every voice matters and that innovation thrives when people feel trusted and empowered.
ABOUT THE PROJECT & TEAM
The Payment Gateway is a core system supporting Schibsteds digital newspapers processing over 1 million transactions per month. It delivers the central Payment API used across the Schibsted ecosystem ensuring seamless payments via cards mobile and invoices.
Our backend stack is JVM-based (Kotlin and Java) with tests written in Groovy (Spock) and Kotest. Services run on AWS (EC2 RDS SQS SNS DynamoDB MSK/Kafka Lambdas) and Kubernetes with infrastructure managed via Terraform. We live by the principle You build it - you run it.
Youll join a 5-person backend team in Kraków collaborating closely with a product manager in Stockholm. We work in a culture of shared ownership code quality and continuous learning - with pair and mob programming as standard practice.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Backend Developer (Java/Kotlin) in the Payment Gateway team you will:
- Design build and maintain JVM-based backend services.
- Work with modern AWS infrastructure and automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Participate in all stages of development - from design and coding to testing and deployment.
- Collaborate across Poland Sweden and Norway.
- Contribute to a strong engineering culture through code reviews pair programming and testing excellence.
WHATS IN IT FOR YOU
- Shape and evolve a high-scale Payment Gateway used across the Nordics.
- Work with diverse areas of the JVM ecosystem microservices serverless and event-driven architectures.
- Enjoy Learning Fridays every second week.
- Collaborate in a distributed international environment with real decision-making impact.
- Thrive in a supportive growth-oriented culture built on trust and psychological safety.
ABOUT YOU
You have:
- Experience with Java or Kotlin
- Familiarity with TDD and testing frameworks (e.g. Spock Kotest).
- Strong communication skills in English.
- Curiosity and adaptability to learn new technologies.
- A proactive mindset - you question assumptions and suggest improvements.
Its great if you also have:
- Experience with Spring / Spring Boot.
- Hands-on knowledge of AWS.
- Interest in functional programming.
- Familiarity with event sourcing and streaming architectures.
TYPE OF WORK
We work in a hybrid model - combining collaboration in our Kraków office (2 days per week) with the flexibility of remote work on other days.
OUR CULTURE
Youll be part of a community that values trust learning and collaboration.
At Schibsted & Vend Polska we unite diverse perspectives to build smart reliable and sustainable technology - supporting Schibsted mission of empowering independent journalism across the Nordics.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- REST
- Eclipse
- JSP
- Junit
- Spring
- Struts
- Jpa
- Hibernate
- Maven
- J2EE
- Jdbc
- Java
About Company
About the company At Schibsted & Vend Polska we create technology that empowers trusted media and successful marketplaces As a joint venture between Schibsted and Vend, we develop intelligent, user-focused digital platforms — from news websites and classifieds apps to personalization ... View more
