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We seek an experienced and talented Backend Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for building, optimising, and maintaining server-side web application logic, as well as working closely with front-end developers, data analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth integration and high performance. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is passionate about creating scalable, robust, and efficient backend solutions to support various business applications. *Fluent in Dutch is a must for this role*
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain server-side logic, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and reliability of web applications.
- Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
- Design and implement APIs and RESTful services that adhere to industry standards.
- Work with databases, including setup, maintenance, and optimisation.
- Optimise application performance and ensure scalability and security.
- Identify and fix bugs and performance bottlenecks.
- Write clean, scalable, and efficient code.
- Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to best coding practices.
- Collaborate with other teams, including QA, DevOps, and Product Management, to deliver robust applications.
- Maintain comprehensive development process documentation, including technical specifications and API documentation.
The essentials:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Proven Experience in Java Development - Hands-on experience with Java (Java SE/Java EE) and a strong understanding of core Java concepts, including object-oriented programming, data structures, and multithreading.
- Experience with popular Java frameworks, such as Spring Boot, Hibernate, or Struts, and the ability to leverage these for efficient development.
- Experience with RESTful API design and implementation.
- Proficiency with database technologies such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture is a plus.
- Experience with version control systems, such as Git.
- Knowledge of agile methodologies and software development lifecycle.
- Understanding front-end technologies like HTML, CSS, TypeScript and ReactJS is a bonus.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
- Familiarity with security principles and best practices in web application development.
Not a must, but a plus:
- Experience with containerisation (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience with Python, TypeScript
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.