Senior Backend Software Engineer; Java

Nexthink is the leader in digital employee experience management software. The company provides IT leaders with unprecedented insight allowing them to see, diagnose and fix issues at scale impacting employees anywhere, with any applicationor network, before employees notice the issue. As the first solution to allow IT to progress from reactive problem solving to proactive optimization, Nexthink enables its more than 1,300 customers to provide better digital experiences to more than 18 million employees.

Dual headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland and Boston, Massachusetts, Nexthink has 9 offices worldwide.

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As a Backend Software Engineer
, you will join the Data Flow Team
, a highly autonomous and experienced group integral to the core functionality of the Nexthink product. The team is responsible for integrating and enriching massive volumes of endpoint data, transforming it into actionable insights.

You will have full, end-to-end ownership of the components you build—from requirements and design through implementation, validation, and deployment. We embrace a Dev Ops and CI/CD culture focused on automation, code quality, and maintainability, working together to build a world-class cloud platform with modern practices.

• Experience: Minimum 5 years of experience in software development
• Enterprise Java: Excellent Java skills and a deep understanding of the JVM ecosystem
• Concurrency Engineering: Advanced understanding of multithreading, thread-safety, and concurrent data structures for high-throughput environments.
• Frameworks: Expertise with production-grade Java frameworks like Spring Boot or Micronaut for building robust microservices.
• Scalable Architecture: Proven experience architecting and operating resilient and scalable microservices in a cloud environment, utilizing:
  • APIs (e.g., RESTful, event-driven).
  • Containerization and orchestration Docker
    , Kubernetes
    , and Helm
    .
  • High-throughput messaging architecture (e.g.,
    Kafka
    ).
• Cloud & Operations: Practical experience building and running services on public cloud providers, preferably AWS
  , including monitoring, alerting, and operational best practices.
• Data Persistence: Expertise in designing, optimizing, and operating high-volume data persistence layers. This requires:
  • Relational Database: Advanced schema design, complex query optimization, and operation of systems like Postgres
    .
  • Distributed Data Stores: Practical knowledge of No
    
    SQL concepts (e.g., key-value, document stores) and proficiency in utilizing distributed stores for low-latency, high-throughput applications.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written)

Desirable Pluses:

• Practical experience with modern Dev Ops practices and Git Ops workflows (e.g., using FluxCD
  ) where the team manages infrastructure as code
• Working knowledge of high-performance analytical databases, specifically Click House
• Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools such as Data Dog (or Prometheus/Grafana) for production troubleshooting and optimization

We are the pioneers and trailblazers of a global IT Market Category (DEX) that is shaping the future of how the world works, giving our customers’ IT Teams total digital visibility across their enterprise. Our innovative solutions integrate real-time analytics, automation, and employee feedback across all endpoints. This enables our IT teams to solve complex technical challenges, create ever more productive workplaces, and deliver happy, satisfied employees in the digital workplace.

With over 1000 employees across 5 continents, Nexthink operates as One Team, connecting, collaborating and innovating to continuously grow. We call our employees ‘Nexthinkers’ and our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity is second to none. We currently have over 75 nationalities working with us, from all cultures and backgrounds, speaking many different languages.

If you are looking for a change and like a nice atmosphere, lots of challenges, and having fun while working, this is a great opportunity for you!
Check what we offer:

• Permanent Contract and a competitive compensation package.
• Health insurance through our partnership with ACKO,…