Senior Backend Engineer
Who is Parser?
Technology alone does not create impact - the right teams do. Founded in 2018, Parser is a boutique technology services and consulting firm helping global organisations solve complex business challenges through digital transformation, product development and AI enablement.
We are a fast-growing team of 340+ engineers and consultants across Europe (UK, Spain, Portugal), the Americas (US, Argentina, Uruguay, Colombia), and the Middle East. We combine global reach with a mindset focused on agility, senior expertise, and close collaboration.We work as an extension of our clients’ teams, helping them define the right problems, shape solutions, and deliver technology-driven outcomes that create measurable business value. Our expertise spans software engineering, AI & data, product development, and customer experience, delivered by teams that combine strong technical depth with a consulting mindset.
Why Join Us?
If you are looking for a place where you can think beyond execution, take true ownership of outcomes, influence decisions, and continuously learn alongside top-tier specialists in a truly global environment, we’d love to meet you.
How will you impact?
We are seeking a Senior Java Engineer with a strong background to event-based customer communications technologies/Data and DevOps practices.
We embrace a DevOps philosophy, taking full ownership of our software throughout its lifecycle. We practice continuous integration, delivery, and support, ensuring high-quality code in production and beyond. We also provide ample opportunities for engineers to upskill in DevOps, including a rotation to our Platform team.
Your key responsibilities:
- Developing high-quality software solutions, with proficiency in Java (Spring Boot or other frameworks).
- Working with Microsoft Azure and Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) or demonstrating a willingness to learn.
- Implementing and advocating CI/CD best practices for seamless software delivery.
- Maintaining high-quality documentation to support development processes and system design.
- Ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and efficient.
- Taking ownership of systems, driving reliability, maintainability, and performance.
What you'll bring to the role:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 6-7 years of experience in Software, Data, or ML engineering roles.
- Strong problem-solving skills, proficiency in Python is a plus.
- Understanding of LLMs, model architectures, MCP, and experience building scalable, reliable AI systems.
- Strong understanding of container orchestration, scaling strategies, networking and resource management in Kubernetes clusters.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., GitHub Actions)
Tech stack:
- Languages: Experience in delivering Java (or any other JVM language), good to have: JS, TypeScript
- Frameworks: Spring Boot
- Cloud: Azure, Terraform for infrastructure automation
- Architecture: Microservices
- DB: SQL (PostgreSQL), NoSQL databases, e.g. Couch DB
- Monitoring & alerting: Splunk, xMatters, New Relic etc.
- VCS: GitHub
- Zendesk & JIRA
Location:
Candidates based in Madrid/Barcelona: Hybrid model, 2-3 days per week
You will receive:
- The chance to join an organization with triple-digit growth that is changing the paradigm on how software products are built.
- The opportunity to form part of an amazing, multicultural community of tech experts.
- A highly competitive compensation package.
- Medical insurance.
Parser is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace and providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
If you require reasonable accommodations during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to support your participation.
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Parser may use AI-assisted tools during certain stages of the recruitment process to support operational efficiency. Our recruiting teams use AI to streamline note-taking and scheduling. All hiring decisions are made by people, with human review and oversight
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience with a Bachelor's degree
- Strong backend engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale
- Strong proficiency in JVM-based technologies, including Java and Kotlin
- Experience designing and building APIs and integrations between distributed systems
- Experience with SQL and/or NoSQL databases and scalable data access patterns
What We Do
At Parser we help organisations leverage on digital to advance their business strategy. For us, creativity, talent, and passion are indispensable to succeed. This is why we are committed to building, nurturing, and empowering a diverse, multi-disciplinary environment, where every team member can grow professionally and achieve their ambitions, while helping our clients deliver amazing digital products. Thanks to our flexible, distributed model of global operation and the high calibre of our experts, we have enjoyed triple digit growth over the past five years, creating amazing career opportunities for our people across 4 continents. Our services: - Digital Strategy & Transformation We help you understand market trends, relevant technologies, and aligned with your business strategy we create your vision and set the digital direction. This enables you to focus efforts and integrate business and technology across your organisation. - Digital Portfolio Management Based on a clear vision and direction, we help you assess your position, execute your digital strategy and manage your portfolio. We do this by integrating a range of diverse business and technical practises, transforming your organisation in the process. - Product & Service Development We help you create new experiences by designing user journeys that bridge all of the relevant departments of your organisation. By harnessing our ecosystem of specialised talent, we can provide relevant and focused expertise on demand.
