Backend Engineer (Java)/Amsterdam Hybrid/10 months + Freelance Contract/Start ASAP Main skills needed: Java, MySQL, Cassandra, AWS, Perl, DynamoDB Remote possibility after onboarding A Coding Test will be required Key Responsibilities: Must have great communication, end to end knowledge/ownership of all aspects β¦ asynchronous approaches Experience with legacy system integration and phased application integration Experience with AWS public cloud services Experience with streaming solutions Practical experience with DynamoDB is a big plus Languages, systems, protocols and tools: Java, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Maven, Terraform, Java server micro frameworks (Dropwizard, SpringBoot or others), REST β¦ Prometheus, Graphite, Grafana or others), CICD tools (Harness, Jenkins or others), message queues (Kafka, Redis, AWS SQS or others), no-SQL databases (Cassandra, AWS DynamoDB or others), service mesh (Envoy or others), AWS services (Dynamo DB, Lambda, SQS, SNS, Kinesis, etc). More β―
APIs to ensure smooth data flow between front-end and back-end. Working with databases (relational like PostgreSQL/MySQL or non-relational like DynamoDB) to store, retrieve and manage data efficiently. Ensuring optimal performance, scalability and reliability through testing, debugging and code optimization across the stack. Collaborating closely β¦ Node.js, Python or Ruby and frameworks like Express or Directus. Proficiency in working with databases, both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and non-relational (e.g., DynamoDB). You're familiar with API design and integration using REST or GraphQL. Bonus points if you have experience with CI/CD pipelines More β―
Dorset, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Humand Talent
architecture and delivery. Work with a Modern Tech Stack β Dive into tools and languages including Ruby on Rails, Vue.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Python (AWS Lambdas), DynamoDB, and Angular. End-to-End Ownership β From infrastructure (AWS, DevOps, CI/CD) to databases and front-end, youβll be hands-on across β¦ as Ruby, Java, C#, or Python. Experience with front-end frameworks like Vue.js, Angular, or React. Comfortable with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB), and DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines). Passion for mentoring, problem-solving, and delivering high-quality, scalable code. Agile methodology experience, including scrum More β―
Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Humand Talent
architecture and delivery. Work with a Modern Tech Stack β Dive into tools and languages including Ruby on Rails, Vue.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Python (AWS Lambdas), DynamoDB, and Angular. End-to-End Ownership β From infrastructure (AWS, DevOps, CI/CD) to databases and front-end, youβll be hands-on across β¦ as Ruby, Java, C#, or Python. Experience with front-end frameworks like Vue.js, Angular, or React. Comfortable with cloud platforms (AWS preferred), databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB), and DevOps tools (CI/CD pipelines). Passion for mentoring, problem-solving, and delivering high-quality, scalable code. Agile methodology experience, including scrum More β―
and C# . Strong experience in designing and developing Microservice architectures in cloud environments. Proven experience with AWS services including EC2 , Lambda , S3 , RDS , DynamoDB , SNS , SQS , EventBridge, AWS Amplify , and API Gateway . Familiarity with asynchronous messaging and event-based communication patterns (e.g., event queues , publish/subscribe β¦ of cloud security best practices , including access control, encryption, and data protection. Experience with database technologies such as SQL Server , AWS Aurora , MongoDB , and DynamoDB . Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum , Kanban ). Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Desirable Skills More β―
and C# . Strong experience in designing and developing Microservice architectures in cloud environments. Proven experience with AWS services including EC2 , Lambda , S3 , RDS , DynamoDB , SNS , SQS , EventBridge, AWS Amplify , and API Gateway . Familiarity with asynchronous messaging and event-based communication patterns (e.g., event queues , publish/subscribe β¦ of cloud security best practices , including access control, encryption, and data protection. Experience with database technologies such as SQL Server , AWS Aurora , MongoDB , and DynamoDB . Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum , Kanban ). Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams. Desirable Skills More β―
while supporting dynamic authentication models based on user roles and access control. Design and optimize database interactions using SQL/NoSQL databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB). Develop CI/CD pipelines for automated API deployment using AWS services (CodePipeline, Bedrock, CloudFormation). Monitor and improve API performance, logging, and β¦ dynamic authentication mechanisms. Strong knowledge of OLAP workloads and Databricks integration for API-driven data analytics. Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB). CI/CD automation expertise (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline). Proficiency in API testing frameworks (Postman, Newman, Jest, Mocha, PyTest). Strong More β―
This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in 11 days at 23:59 BST. The Vacancy We're building an inclusive work environment Here at Zen, your gender, race, ethnicity, neurodiversity, sexuality, subculture, size, introversion, extraversion, family More β―