Position Overview: Do you love building ⚙️ products people love? As a Senior Java Developer, you will work alongside a team of engineers with decades of combined experience on the Confidential (Registered Users Only) Horizon ticketing and visitor management system, powered by VGS. With an expansive feature set, globalized functionality and robust scaling capabilities, Confidential (Registered Users Only) Horizon supports attractions in all aspects of selling, distribution and the redemption of tickets in one unified platform. Location: Milan, Italy. The position is primarily office based, with the flexibility to work from home one day per week. Reports to: Software Development Manager Travel✈️ Requirement: Up to 20%. While travel is unlikely, occasional travel to Confidential (Registered Users Only) client sites may be requested. This travel is global.
What you’ll be working on:
- Maintaining existing software code to meet the same standards/criteria as new code
- Documenting newly implemented features and bug fixes
- Assisting with and/or performing upgrades, training, and implementation
- Alpha testing new code
- Ownership of the full lifecycle of services, including deployment and operation in production
- Collaborating with other engineering teams
Technologies 💻 you may work with:
- Java
- Microsoft SQL
- Tomcat
- HTML, JS, CSS
- Swing
- AWS Services: EC2, S3, EKS, ECS
- CI/CD tools
- Github Copilot / Cursor / Claude
- Eclipse / IntelliJ IDEs
What you Bring to the Role:
- 5+ years of relevant work experience Note: ‘years of experience’ may not always be the best measure for your ability to succeed in this role. If the below bullet points feel like you, please consider applying – even if you don’t have, say, 5 years in seat.
- Experience in Java or similar OO language (like C#)
- Experience with JSP technologies
- Experience with relational databases (Microsoft SQL), including writing complex SQL queries. Knowledge of NoSQL is a plus.
- Experience with cloud computing methodologies like high availability, scalability, fault-tolerance and resiliency
- Familiarity with XML and JSON
- Experience writing unit tests for Java applications
- Ability to work in teams or independently with minimal direction
- Experience with Scrum practices and ceremonies
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
Salary offered is based upon experience.
Salary Range€45.000—€55.000 EUR