Backend Developer – Java, Spring Boot

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🔥 12 hours ago

🇭🇷 Croatia – Remote

💵 €3k / month

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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AfterNow

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2016

🥽 AR/VR

☁️ SaaS

📚 Education

AR/VR • SaaS • Education

AfterNow is a 3D presentation platform focused on augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) that helps schools and businesses create immersive, no-code presentations. The company offers a drag-and-drop interface, ready-made 3D assets, and a seamless user experience for use cases such as high-stakes meetings, training, sales, tradeshows, education, and exhibits/museums. AfterNow also positions itself as an Oculus Launch Pad and Microsoft Mixed Reality partner and runs workshops teaching non-technical users how to build AR/VR presentations.

📋 Description

• Write clean, maintainable, testable, and efficient Java code using Spring Boot • Build and maintain secure, reliable REST APIs and backend services • Work with PostgreSQL, Hibernate, database schemas, queries, indexes, migrations, and data models • Translate product and business requirements into reliable backend functionality • Develop and maintain microservices within a distributed backend architecture • Implement third-party integrations, internal services, and other backend integrations • Ensure validation, edge-case handling, data consistency, and correctness • Write and maintain automated tests and collaborate with QA engineers • Own assigned backend features from implementation through testing and release • Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps, product, design, and client-side stakeholders • Raise unclear requirements, technical risks, dependencies, and potential issues early • Join a client project expected to run through February 2027

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of professional backend development experience • Strong practical knowledge of modern Java development; Java 21 preferred • Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot • Practical experience with Hibernate / JPA • Good understanding of PostgreSQL, relational databases, SQL, data modeling, and query performance • Experience designing, implementing, testing, and consuming RESTful APIs • Experience with automated backend testing • Comfortable working with Git, pull requests, code reviews, and collaborative development workflows • Familiarity with microservices and distributed systems • Experience with AWS or another cloud environment is a plus; ECS/Fargate particularly useful • Fluent professional English is mandatory • Spanish is a significant advantage • Ability to independently handle assigned features and communicate requirements, dependencies, and technical decisions • Experience in Fintech, SaaS, HR, Payroll, ERP, AI-enabled products, or complex Enterprise platforms is a plus • Experience using Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools is a bonus

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work • Flexible working hours • Standard 40-hour work weeks • Professional growth and continuous learning culture • Cross-functional collaboration • Autonomy and responsibility • Equal opportunity workplace