Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d)

ista SE

  • Essen
  • Post Date: 25. October 2024
Job Description
Senior Backend Engineer (m/f/d)
IT / Essen Headoffice / Hybrid / full-time / iSE02473

Welcome to ista

At ista, we support property owners and managers in making their buildings fit for the future and kind to the planet. That includes tracking and billing energy consumption in a way that's easy to grasp, to help save energy and cut CO₂ emissions. With over 6,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we're committed to making it happen. Join us and help shape tomorrow, secure in the knowledge that you're part of a successful company that also offers you the flexibility of agile working practices.

Everyone is welcome at ista, regardless of age, gender, background, sexual orientation, religion or disabilities. We're proud to be part of a diverse team. Fostering a culture of team spirit and togetherness, we are always there for one another. We set great store by ensuring a healthy work-life balance for our people. Plus, we offer each and every employee the opportunity to pursue further training and personal development.


  • Taking over development responsibilities within a squad of our Agile at Scale organization and closely align with peers from your chapter
  • Further development of our Digital Service Platform, our core platform for building web and mobile software applications for our customers
  • Consultancy for other teams developing on our platform
  • Performing developer testing and supporting test automation
  • Embracing agile values and principles

  • Knowledge of software design and a profound experience in the Java programming language and the Spring Boot framework
  • Experience in best-practice development and architecture patterns such as event-driven architectures, modular design, continuous integration/delivery, microservices, clean coding
  • Familiarity with infrastructure technologies such as containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), cloud platforms (e.g. Azure), and CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience working with message brokers and databases and working with agile methodology
  • Knowledge and experience in test automation
  • Fluent in English, German is a plus
  • Team player with strong communication skills and an independent and results-oriented work approach
  • Strong willingness to learn, openness to new topics, and an agile mindset complete your profile

  • Do the right thing with purpose and a future: our services save CO₂ and protect the environment – we are working for a sustainable world of tomorrow
  • Enjoy many benefits: Look forward to an attractive salary, 30 days' holiday per year and flexible working hours, including the option of mobile working
  • Secure good prospects: With us, a solid international medium-sized company meets a start-up atmosphere – our future course offers you long-term and excellent career options
  • Stay curious and develop yourself further: Standing still is not an option for us, which is why we support you in every aspect of your development – a variety of learning opportunities await you
  • Experience a working environment full of trust: We all pull together
  • Have fun in a motivated team: Whether it's a barbecue event, international soccer cup or ice cream for everyone in summer – we always come up with something new, so stay tuned!
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