Position: Lead Java Product Engineer (Saldo Apps)
Company: Netpeak Group
Category: Java
Experience required: 5y
English level: intermediate
Published: 2023-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

**Saldo Apps** is seeking an experienced **Lead Backend (Java) Developer** with a product-oriented mindset – referred to as a **Product Engineer**. 

To better understand this role, please read the article here: https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/the-product-minded-engineer/

If you see yourself in this description, we're excited to learn more about you! 🙂 If not, this might not be the right position for you, and we encourage you to explore other options.

**Saldo Apps** is a fintech ecosystem for self-employed and micro-businesses. 
We offer a suite of single-purpose mobile apps, including Invoice Maker, Mileage Tracker, Receipt Scanner, and Saldo Finance, all supported by a unified backend and an all-in-one web solution. We have plans to launch up to 10 additional mobile applications, all interconnected through a consolidated backend. Currently, we boast over 50,000 monthly active users, with more than 10,000 subscriptions, 75% of which are from the US.

**Why should you work with us?**

✔️We are a well-funded Ukrainian startup incorporated in Delaware, USA.
✔️Our founders are seasoned entrepreneurs with a history of successful exits, and we provide a vesting program.
✔️Saldo Apps is a post-revenue startup backed by a prominent corporate group, Netpeak Group. This offers a blend of enterprise reliability and startup agility, along with various perks.
✔️You’ll collaborate with senior product engineers, and we proudly uphold a well-defined Development Culture.

**Hard skills required for the position:**

✔️Deep knowledge of Java 8+
✔️Hands-on experience with Java concurrency.
✔️Understanding the fundamental principles of designing a scalable application.
✔️Experience with micro-services architecture.
✔️Experience of asynchronous communication between services (message brokers, streaming services).
✔️Solid knowledge of SQL, NoSQL databases.
✔️Experience with REST and RPC architecture (GRPC).
✔️Strong knowledge of Spring (Boot, Data, Cloud Configuration, AOP, Cloud Sleuth, Security).
✔️Experience with Docker, CI/CD.
✔️Deep skills in working with cloud providers (Digital Ocean, AWS, GCP).

**We offer the following benefits:**

✔️Flexible working hours.
✔️Fully remote work. Though we have offices in the center of Odesa and Kyiv, we gladly accept fully remote employees.
✔️36 business days of paid day off, which can be spent on vacation, sick leave, public holidays, and generally at your own discretion. We encourage you to rest!
✔️Fast career growth - your career advancement is up to you.
✔️50% of the cost of your English courses will be reimbursed.
✔️If you use medical insurance we are ready to compensate you for 50% of its cost.
✔️We can reimburse you for 50% of the cost of courses, training, and webinars.
✔️Individual and group sessions with a corporate psychologist.
✔️Corporate events and entertainment - we are part of the Netpeak Group which is known for its fun activities. Twice a year, we host large-scale corporate events, attended by more than 1100 employees from different countries. Together with the Saldo Apps team, we go to Odesa for a week-long hackathon every summer, where we work on new products and relax together. We will resume these traditions as soon as it is possible and safe for everyone.

**Saldo Apps** is part of the **Netpeak Group**. Currently, about 20% of the Netpeak Group team is involved in various initiatives to counter russian propaganda. Some of the Netpeak Group principles are working with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the cyber police. There are several volunteer projects in which we participate: content creation, advertising on social networks, promotion of Ukrainian products, and humanitarian aid. The NGO "Moye Misto” - which is part of the Netpeak Group - together with volunteers, is currently engaged in maintaining animal shelters, as well as purchasing necessary items for some units of the Armed Forces.