Back-End Software Engineer

Location: Brussels, Belgium

Fincons Group is an IT business consulting company that has been designing the digital future of leading companies on international markets for 40 years. Fincons Group built its reputation on foreseeing and interpreting new business models and the rapid evolution of IT systems by building a complete range of services: from research and consulting to design and development, from system integration of leading vendor software solutions right up to application management, supporting clients step by step along their digital transformation journey. Fincons is a multinational with over 2,600 people and several offices worldwide (in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium and the USA), but above all a Family Company where the founders play a strategic role with commitment and passion, grounding the company in the same principles of a united and caring family.

We firmly believe in the value of cooperation and in the contribution that every idea and intuition can bring. We believe that everyone’s effort can make a difference. Transforming knowledge into a strategic resource is our company mission, and we pursue it with the help of our most strategic asset: our people.

Fincons is looking for a Back-End Software Engineer – Advanced

TASKS:

• Develop and maintain back-end applications, services, and business logic, ensuring clean, scalable, and high-quality code.
• Design, build, secure, and optimize APIs, data storage solutions, and cloud-based back-end services.
• Implement security best practices, including authentication, authorization, input validation, secure logging, and monitoring.
• Perform testing, debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization, leveraging monitoring and observability tools.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of scalable software solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements.
• Maintain technical documentation, code integrity, and CI/CD-integrated testing practices.

REQUIREMENTS:

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with strong expertise in Java, Spring Framework, and REST API development.
• Strong back-end development experience with Java, PHP, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and Node.js, combined with a solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Expertise in APM, monitoring, and observability tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, Elastic APM, OpenTelemetry), as well as relational and NoSQL databases.
• Proven experience in designing and securing REST APIs, event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka, and supporting Case Management solutions.
• Hands-on knowledge of Git-based development workflows, Docker, Kubernetes, and Agile development methodologies.
• Good understanding of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT).
• Professional experience in competition policy environments.

CERTIFICATES:

(Optional) One of the following or an equivalent certification:

• AWS Certified Developer Associate, Microsoft Azure Developer Associate, or CNCF Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD).

SKILLS:

• Talent for attention to detail in code correctness, error handling, and documentation.
•  Ability to analyze complex back-end issues and design effective solutions.
• Capability of integration in an international/multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to participate in multilingual meetings.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.
• Results-oriented mindset, focused on delivering.

Language knowledge: English B2+

Office: Brussels (Belgium), far-site service provision with possible onsite presence as deemed necessary during the execution of specific contract.

Minimum level of qualification: Master’s degree and 10 years of experience or 17 years of experience.

If interested, please apply!

Our personnel search is addressed to candidates of all genders.

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