Backend Engineer (Java/Spring/PostgreSQL)

At IT Labs, we are passionate about quality and innovation, and we're seeking a Backend Engineer who shares this drive. We value professionals who take ownership of their work, have a solid understanding of software development best practices, and can mentor and support their peers. A Backend Engineer at IT Labs values scalable, high-quality code, excels in backend development and constantly seeks to improve. If this sounds like you and you're eager to be part of a dynamic, growth-focused team, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of your code by preparing for code reviews and explaining the design patterns applied.
• Recognize the users affected by your code by defining user stories with clear inputs and outputs.
• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend services, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system design discussions to enhance application scalability and maintainability.
• Design, develop, and optimize scalable backend services, ensuring high availability and performance.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system design discussions to enhance application scalability and maintainability.
• Engage in team discussions and contribute ideas.

• 4+ years of experience developing large-scale, high-performance web applications.

• Solid hands-on experience in backend development using Java and Spring.
• Proficient in working with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Comfortable communicating entirely in English as part of a global team.
• Committed to high-quality development with a strong focus on clean code and well-structured design.
• Adaptable, proactive, and open to continuous learning and improvement.
• Enthusiastic about tackling challenges, solving problems, and embracing the unknown.
• Passionate about building and completing new projects.

• Long-Term Employment
• Paid Vacation
• (Take time to recharge with at least 20 days of paid vacation each year—tailored to meet or exceed the minimum in your country)
• Paid Sick Leave
• (Prioritize your health with up to 4 weeks of paid short-term sick leave when you need time to rest and recover)
• Flexible Benefit Funds
• (A monthly allowance you can use your way—on food, fitness, wellness and more)
• Birthing Parental Leave
• (14 weeks of fully paid leave for birthing parents, plus a 3-week return-to-work transition program)
• Non-Birthing Parental Leave
• (8 weeks of fully paid leave for partners, adoptive parents, foster parents, and surrogates—with a 3-week return-to-work transition to help you ease back in)
• Global Employee Assistance Program
• (Access up to 10 free therapy sessions and 10 coaching sessions)
• Bereavement Leave
• (Take the time you need to grieve and be with loved ones, with 10 days of fully paid bereavement leave)
• Caregiver Support Leave
• (Be there for the people who matter most—receive up to 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave)

Our values

We are a company that seeks the best for both our employees and clients, reaching beyond expectations in turning dreams into reality. Our way of working is rooted in our core values (Integrity, Excellence, Proactivity, Innovation, and People), with an expectation that our future colleagues will make these their second nature in their everyday work and life. We don’t ask for perfection, but we do appreciate people motivated to better themselves in every conceivable aspect.

About IT Labs

Founded in 2005, IT Labs is an international software tech company, specializing in purpose and process-driven teams for high performance, innovation, transformation, and efficiency. Our HQ is in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and we have teams and offices around the world - the US, the UK, the Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Serbia, and North Macedonia. We are constantly growing, and we would love for you to become part of our team!