MaltMA

Senior Java/Kotlin Developer

Malt is a leading European freelance marketplace connecting businesses with a vast community of freelancers and independent consultants, simplifying talent acquisition and project management.

Malt

Employee count: 501-1000

France only

🪐 Discover our galaxy

Join the Future of Work ! Malt is Europe's leading freelance marketplace, connecting over 700,000 talented freelancers with 70,000+ companies. Founded in 2013, we're transforming how work gets done through our tech-powered, human-centered platform. What makes us different:
- A diverse team of 600 Malters across 6 European countries
- A culture that champions equality (50% of our Comex are women) and inclusive growth
- Backed by top investors including ISAI, Serena Capital, Eurazeo Growth, Goldman Sachs, and BPI
- A mission to give everyone the freedom to work differently
Ready to help shape the future of work? Your next chapter starts here! 🪐

Explore your future career 🔭

Malt is growing rapidly. In order to achieve its ambitious goals, we offer you the opportunity to join the Malt engineering team as a Java/Kotlin Developer.
The engineering team is part of the product team that creates the most efficient marketplace for our freelancers and clients. The engineering team also supports the other teams in order to provide them with the tools they need to make their day-to-day life easier.
The product team is also the meeting of various skills. It is composed of more than 100 people across Europe:
- Front-end software engineers (Javascript, TypeScript, VueJS)
- Software engineers back (Java, Kotlin)
- Product managers
- UX designers
- Cloud engineers
- Data engineers and data scientists
We are organized in tribes. Each tribe is responsible for a part of the product from floor to ceiling (user research, design, architecture, support, technical debt, production...), and imagines the best solutions to reach the product OKRs and thus contribute directly to the company's growth.
At Malt, we believe that curiosity is an asset. The whole team participates in the product architecture, all decisions are collegial, and we regularly engage in discussions on the best way to do things.
The team also actively participates in writing articles on our blog, Inside Malt.

Key responsibilities ✨

  • As a Fullstack/Backend Engineer, you will integrate one of our product squads, composed of 4/5 engineers, a product manager, and a product designer. Your team will work in autonomy on a part of our product.
  • You will be responsible for all aspects of the development: technical design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
  • Beyond the technical mastery, your ability to understand the business, propose improvements and your sense of detail will directly contribute to your success
  • We are looking for a person who is communicative, curious and eager to improve and to help others to improve

Our Tech Stack

  • Frontend: TypeScript, Vue.js, Nuxt, Internal Design System, Stencil.js
  • Backend : Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, Gradle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, RabbitMQ, Redis
  • Platform: Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Terraform, ArgoCD, Gitlab CI
  • Mobile: Swift, Kotlin
  • Data: Big Query, Looker, Spark, Python
  • We practice continuous integration and delivery, we update Malt around 70 times per week in production. We intensively use Datadog for production monitoring and alerting.

Life @Malt

  • A strong remote culture (most of the team is full-remote throughout Europe)
  • One day per week dedicated to guild work (technical watch, experimentation …)
  • Every month we have a knowledge sharing session with all the developers at Malt
  • Once per year, dedicated days to attend our Malt Tech Days, a tech conference that is organized and presented by Malt’s engineering team.
  • Day-to-day use of pair programming, empowers collaboration and fosters a sense of teamwork among the tech team.
  • A detailed career path allowing you to set achievable objectives (with the help of your engineering manager) and a progression over time.

About you 🧑‍🚀

  • 6+ years of professional software development experience
  • You have significant experience in Java or Kotlin
  • Understanding data modelling, database fundamentals, API design, caching and architecture patterns
  • You are not only driven by technical challenges. You master a pragmatic development approach
  • You are using best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, CI/CD, testing, and monitoring
  • You are interested in approaches around good practices of coding (clean code, DDD, scalability, security...)
  • You are used to working with non-technical stakeholders
  • You can discuss and challenge topics around timing, production, delivery, business impact, roadmap...
  • Fluent in spoken and written English- "it is our business language"

How to join the mission? 🚀

  • Screening with Alex, our Tech Talent Acquisition Manager, to better understand your background, aspirations and answer your questions (45 minutes)
  • Interview with one of our Engineering Manager (Fabien or Guybert), to discuss your experience and the role in more detail (75 minutes)
  • Technical Home assignment to prepare and code review with two members of the team to evaluate your hard skills.
  • Final interview with Jean (Director of Engineering) to discuss Malt’s long-term vision (45 minutes)
  • We will send you an interview guide so you can best prepare yourself.
At Malt, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We recruit based on skills, experience, and potential, without any form of discrimination related to age, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or disability. Our mission is to create a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and safe to thrive.

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At Malt, we are at the forefront of redefining the world of work, leveraging groundbreaking technology to connect businesses with a vibrant community of freelance talent. Our platform is engineered to dismantle the traditional barriers of talent acquisition, offering a seamless, efficient, and transparent marketplace. Through sophisticated algorithms and a user-centric design, we empower companies to find the perfect freelance expertise for their projects with unprecedented speed and precision. This commitment to technological innovation extends to our comprehensive suite of tools that simplify administrative, legal, and payment processes, allowing both freelancers and businesses to focus on what they do best: achieving impactful results and driving growth.

Malt's innovative approach is not just about connecting talent; it's about fostering a new work order where flexibility, autonomy, and meaningful collaboration are paramount. We are continuously advancing our platform's capabilities, incorporating cutting-edge solutions like AI-powered brief building and robust project management features to enhance the user experience. By championing a tech-driven ecosystem, Malt is revolutionizing how projects are staffed and executed, enabling businesses to scale efficiently and freelancers to build fulfilling, independent careers. Our dedication to innovation is reflected in our rapid growth across Europe and our expanding community of over 800,000 freelancers and 70,000 client companies, all benefiting from a platform built for the future of work.

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Equity

Every malter is entitled to stock options.

Regular offsites

We organize regular offsites to foster emulation within the team.

Vacation

Receive additional vacation days (may vary based on the country you work in).

Conference attendance

If you want to attend a conference, Malt pays for the ticket and the accommodation.

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