Backend Engineer Java

Top 3 Reasons To Join Us
We build a professional & fun working environment.
We focus on your growth, yes the long-term growth.
We develop the future-ready digital bank platform.
The Job

We are seeking a highly skilled (Senior) Java Backend Engineer with a minimum of 5 years of experience to join our team. The successful candidate will have a strong background in developing scalable, reliable, and high-performance backend services. You will be responsible for server-side web application logic and integration of the front-end part.

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean code to develop functional web applications
• Troubleshoot and debug applications
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance
• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications
• Collaborate with Front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic
• Gather and address technical and design requirements
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Liaise with developers, designers, and system administrators to identify new features
• Follow emerging technologies

Your Skills and Experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Backend Developer
• In-depth understanding of the entire web development process (design, development, and deployment)
• Hands-on experience with Java, SpringBoot, Microservices
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Backend as a Service (BaaS) is a plus
• Knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, etc.
• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Familiarity with AI and machine learning

Why You'll Love Working Here

HR benefits

• Competitive salary
• Salary band per level are reviewed once per year
• 13th month salary pro rata depending on the employee's length of service (within a calender year), paid with the December salary
• Monthly lunch allowance: 700,000 VND/employee
• Parking: GFT covers the monthly parking fee for employee motorbikes
• Performance evaluation is once per year, for 2 purposes:
  > Performance bonus > Salary increments

Health care

• Private health insurance: including accident, outpatient, in-patient, maternity, and dental for all permanent employees who pass 2-month probation.
• Optical: expense claim for eyewear
• Annual health check-ups.

Vacation

• Maximum 18-day vacation leave/year (with the ability to carry over 05 days till 31st March of the following year)
• Adding one more annual leave day for each two-year anniversary.

Healthy lifestyle

• Sports and hobby clubs: company has an annual fund for fitness activities, which is allocated per month as team's vote.
• Range of healthy snacks, tea, coffee, milk and beer on tap

Social

• Company townhall: each 6 weeks
• CSR activities: as per company's CSR guideline
• Onsite tour/training courses at other GFT offices and client's destination overseas (where applicable).