Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, AWS) – Internal (m/f/d) | Munich | Hybrid

About the company

Netlight Consulting is an IT consultancy with over 2000 Netlighters across Europe, with offices in Zurich, Berlin, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Hamburg, Helsinki, Munich, Frankfurt, Oslo, Stockholm, Cologne, London, Toronto & Madrid. As a network organization, our way of working is based on leveraging the combined competence, allowing us to benefit from our collective expertise, beyond the ability of the individual. Netlight is built on trust & responsibility.

Your tasks

You want to help us modernize and create the services our colleagues rely on and you like to see immediate impact across Netlight’s operations?

Join our international Tech organization and help build the internal products thousands of colleagues work with every day. In a small, agile team of 5 developers, you will:

• Design, build, and maintain the internal services that underpins Netlight’s operations
• Develop and evolve business‑critical services, microservices, and REST APIs
• Create integrations and automations that streamline and digitalize internal processes
• Ship on AWS using Infrastructure as Code for scalable, modern delivery

Requirements

OUR STACK Java, Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle, AWS, IaC (e.g., Terraform/AWS CDK), monitoring/logging (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry), automated testing (e.g., JUnit/Mockito)

• IT degree and 2+ years in agile backend roles with Java and Spring Boot
• Solid experience with REST APIs, microservices, and Git
• Good understanding of software architecture and design patterns
• Comfortable owning solutions end‑to‑end; collaborative and service‑minded
• Fluent English; based in Munich

NICE TO HAVE IaC (Terraform/AWS CDK), DevOps and infrastructure automation, frontend (React/Angular), Python/Kotlin, experience with AI‑assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot)

What we offer

• International environment, continuous development, and strong knowledge sharing
• Long‑term career path with mentoring, coaching, and regular evaluation
• Hybrid work;
• Close collaboration with Tech and global Operations as well as other business areas
• 30 vacation days
• Phone & laptop (also for private use)
• Gym & Wellpass
• Deutschlandticket
• Mental health and parental support
• Regular team events and offsites

How to apply

This is a full-time position. You can start ASAP, and we’re flexible if you have a notice period. Please apply with your CV. We encourage you to apply even if you do not fulfill all requirements perfectly. If your experience aligns, we’ll get back to you within two weeks after your application.