Technical Lead – Senior Backend Engineer

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November 7

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Mindera

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B2B • Consulting • SaaS

Mindera is a software engineering and consulting firm that prioritizes building strong relationships with its clients and communities. The company focuses on delivering custom software solutions while fostering emotional connections with its partners through trust and support. Mindera collaborates with many established brands across various industries, offering B2B services that include technology consulting and education. Their expansion into international markets, like Australia, indicates their global presence and commitment. Mindera emphasizes a people-centric approach, aiming to be a true partner and extension of their clients' teams.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2014

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

📋 Description

• Lead the design and development of backend systems that integrate with Shopify using Java (Micronaut) and RESTful APIs. • Define API contracts and ensure compliance with OpenAPI / AsyncAPI specifications. • Architect and build event-driven integrations leveraging Kafka and asynchronous messaging patterns. • Establish engineering standards, including linting, formatting, security, and code quality practices. • Guide and mentor engineers in software architecture, clean code, and delivery excellence. • Collaborate with product and DevOps teams to enable scalable deployments, observability, and resilience. • Implement and enforce test automation, including unit, contract, and integration testing strategies. • Contribute to the creation of reusable components such as validators, interceptors, and shared libraries. • Drive continuous improvement through code reviews, technical documentation, and governance.

🎯 Requirements

• Java (preferably Micronaut; Spring Boot experience also valued) • Gradle, REST, Kafka scaffolding • Service monitoring and health checks • OpenAPI / AsyncAPI specification-driven design • Deep understanding of Shopify APIs (Admin, Storefront, GraphQL) • Integration with external systems (inventory, pricing, catalog, and order management) • Strong focus on testing principles: unit, mock, and contract testing • Test data generation, code coverage analysis, and CI/CD integration • Emphasis on clean, maintainable, and well-reviewed code • Domain-Driven Design (DDD) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) • Designing reusable components (e.g., Catalogue Validator) • Observability, error handling, and fault-tolerant microservices • Code linting, formatting, and static analysis tools • Secure coding and compliance with internal governance standards • Code documentation and best-practice enforcement • Experience with Shopify Plus, custom app development, and API orchestration. • Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, Azure) and containerized deployments (Docker/Kubernetes). • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins). • Prior experience mentoring small engineering teams and influencing architecture decisions. • Understanding of observability (Grafana, Prometheus) and alerting tools (PagerDuty, New Relic).

🏖️ Benefits

• Fun, happy and politics-free work culture built on the principles of lean and self organisation; • Work with large scale systems powering global businesses; • Competitive salary and benefits.