Description

Company Description

Eurofins Forensics is the European leader in Forensic DNA and Toxicology Testing. We are a competent, energetic, proactive, supportive, and progress-oriented group of people who are looking for new team members due to the expanding Eurofins IT Hub in Riga, Latvia.

We are building new software & integrations to support Forensic services.

☕️ Culture and Attitude ☕️

We care to do the best job possible without compromising the quality
We are direct but polite
We are encouraging pointing out the flaws and missing pieces and suggesting potential solutions
We embrace challenges, make weighted decisions, and learn from mistakes
We respect each other and communicate respectfully – give a chance for everyone to be heard

🤖 Experience, knowledge & skills 🤖

You are a Software Engineer who has been working in Software Development for more than 5 years
You have the ability to compare various architectural and technical solutions and make experience and evidence-based decisions (Java Tech Stack)
Excellent knowledge of security practices and complying with them.
Very good understanding of architecture patterns and practices e.g., domain-driven design, dependency injection, event-driven design.
You have proven leadership experience, e.g. with team management or mentoring
You have practical experience building sustainable, scalable, and well-documented APIs
You take ownership of software solutions from talking to the business to running the software in the production environment
You can create extendable and scalable systems that are working well together
You trust your software – you know how it works, why it works, how to break it (and fix it)
You feel comfortable giving and receiving feedback
You have great communication skills and good English

👩‍💻 What you will be doing 👨‍💻

Make tech decisions together with the team and other stakeholders
Ensure workflow transparency & communicate product updates and progress to stakeholders
Mentoring and supporting the team, e.g. holding regular 1:1 meetings, giving structured feedback, identifying knowledge gaps
Ownership of project scope.
Making sure the team is moving towards the goals.
Prioritizing and setting team goals.
Making sure the solutions are tested, reliable, secure, and fulfill the business needs within the given limits and available resources.
Nurturing a safe and trustful team environment.
Onboarding new employees.
Organizing processes, meetings, etc., that enables team improvement and productivity.
Effectively communicating with business/clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and management.

🚀 What we will bring from our side 🚀

We understand that it is important to have a great work-life balance, that’s why we offer hybrid work opportunities and flexible hours
We want you to be well-treated and feel special on your Birthday – you can take a day off on your birthday to spend it with your family or friends
We value you and your well-being, and that’s why we offer a great benefits package from Day 1 – health insurance, cell phone plan coverage, additional time off
Whenever you are in the office, you can enjoy the modern environment. Also, if you want to clear your head, you don’t have to go far – there’s a fantastic view from our terrace

NB! Only citizens of a Member State of the EU are eligible for this position