Key skills
HibernateSpringSpring BootSpringBootSQLAIMLRAGAgenticGitLabMentoringCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Own the system design on our biggest projects.
- Lead our multi-tenant evolution.
- Build our first AI product.
- Lay the foundations for agentic AI.
- Bring AI-assisted engineering to the whole team.
- Grow alongside the team.
Requirements
- 8+ years of OOP backend or product engineering experience, with a track record of owning large, complex systems end-to-end
- Experience building or integrating AI/ML features in production
- Practical experience working with LLMs and RAG-based systems — designing pipelines, managing context, and shipping AI features reliably
- Strong OOP fundamentals, Spring Boot, Hibernate (or equivalent frameworks)
- Experience leading system design on significant projects — not just contributing to them
- Relational database design and SQL optimisation
- Experience mentoring engineers and giving substantive design feedback
- Strong written communication; comfortable working async across timezones
- Able to work in European timezone (CET/CEST)
Tech Stack
- Hibernate
- Spring
- Spring Boot
- SpringBoot
- SQL
Benefits
- Remote: 100% remote with a real virtual office in Gather
- Salary: Local market rates at or above benchmark — we follow the GitLab pay philosophy
- Equity: Generous package — we're all owners here
- Development budget: €1,000/year — yours to spend on whatever makes you better
- Workspace: Remote workspace support + co-working access
- Holidays: 26 days + local public holidays
- Health insurance: Comprehensive coverage
- Annual retreat: Last year we went to Costa Brava 🇪🇸
- Tech: MacBook, monitors, headphones — the latest