Senior Java Software Engineer, Axway
API management platform & IT infrastructure solutions
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API management platform & IT infrastructure solutions
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To help businesses make good decisions about their digital strategy.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys solving complex engineering challenges across distributed systems
- 5+ years of experience in backend or platform engineering, with a strong focus on distributed systems and API development
- Proficiency in Java, with solid understanding of multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning
- Experience with API design (REST, gRPC and integration patterns
- Hands-on experience with Valkey (or Redis), MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, including query optimization and data modeling
- Strong working knowledge of Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native deployment practices
- Experience with observability and monitoring tools to ensure system reliability and traceability
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
- Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional Agile teams
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team growth and technical excellence
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing, building, and optimizing core components of a modern, cloud-native platform focused on API management and integrations
- You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance services, while contributing to architectural decisions and mentoring junior engineers
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Java and other relevant technologies
- Build and optimize platform components such as API gateways and data access layers for Valkey, MongoDB, and PostgresDB
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code that adheres to engineering best practices
- Collaborate with principal engineers and architects to contribute to system design and technical direction
- Participate in design reviews and provide input on scalability, reliability, and maintainability of solutions
- Work within a Kubernetes-based environment, contributing to containerized deployments and microservices orchestration
- Collaborate with SDETs and QA engineers to ensure high test coverage and robust automation across unit, integration, and performance levels
- Participate in code reviews and enforce quality standards across the team
- Work closely with product managers, product owners, DevOps, and other engineering teams to deliver features aligned with business goals
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement
- Implement observability tools and practices (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry) to monitor system health and performance
- Identify bottlenecks and optimize services for latency, throughput, and resource efficiency
Our take
As the digital migration of enterprises accelerates, companies must be increasingly cautious about the safety and security of their data. As part of the transference of data, sensitive information must often pass across multiple old and new technologies, putting it at risk. Axway provides tools that integrate and move data securely.
Ahead of the digitisation curve, Axway’s 20 years of experience in the API management sector has helped it develop several key products. Its Amplify Platform helps companies reduce the complexity of APIs and encourages their adoption. While its Axway B2B Integration platform enables crucial EDI and API integration flows for multinational corporations - which are most at risk of lost, leaked or stolen data.
Through its secure, flexible and compliant tools, Axway helps large companies process tens of billions of dollars annually. Its consistency and ability to keep pace with tech developments is what has enabled Axway to maintain a strong post-IPO position within its sector.
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Company benefits
- Personal development plan and training plan
- Private medical insurance with dental included
- Flexible working hours when needed and remote work policy (60% remote work)
- Friendly working environment with experienced professionals
- Potential for growth in an international company
- Extra paid vacation days – 25 days/year
- Open games area – table tennis, sports and more!
- Benefits such as gym access, Bookster, Safari, Amazon – E-library, Udemy platform
- Team-buildings, Fun Day, Christmas Party etc.
Company HQ
Kierland, Phoenix, AZ
Leadership
Patrick Donovan
(Group CEO)Previously CFO at Axway, VP of Finance at iCrossing and Director of Finance at Quality Care Solutions and Optika. Was also a General Accounting Manager at Western Pacific Airlines.
Roland Royer
(Company CEO)Previously the Chief Customer Officer at the company. Before that, they were a Product Manager at sneda and Presales Consultant at COFET.
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