Bottega 52 SRL is an innovative software house committed to delivering high quality web and mobile applications to its customers. We are looking for a Junior Backend Java Engineer with demonstrable expertise in backend technologies. The ideal candidate is a graduate (Master of Science or equivalent degree) in Computer Engineering or Computer Science (or affine degrees), fluent in both Italian and English, with excellent communication skills, autonomous and responsible in her/his work. She/he has a portfolio of previously completed works done in first person; of each such work, she/he is capable to discuss the technical tradeoffs that were operated during their development. As part of her/his everyday job, she/he will be responsbile for the development of rich and complex web applications, specifically on the backend side. She/he will regularly propose innovative approaches that challenge our status-quo, with the goal of improving the quality and the efficiency of Bottega52's development teams; being a team player is thsu a mandatory quality. She/he should also be able to envision the "under-the-hood" quirks and complicacies of complex backend applications. As we periodically organize internal training sessions with leading IT companies and professionals, she/he should also be able to clearly focus on a professional development path and allow Bottega52 to help in the development of such path. Skills required on the backend side: Experience with Java Experience with Spring Experience with Docker Knowledge of git versioning system; git-flow is a plus Knowledge of software design patterns Exposure to fault tolerant, service oriented architecture patterns Exposure to either BDD or TDD Exposure to asynchronous models of communications Nice-to-haves: Experience with the Elastic stack Knowledge about Kubernetes/Docker Swarm A taste for humor You identified the error in the above piece of text and you will report it when applying What we offer: Rapid professional growth within a young, fast growing company Professional development path A lively working environment (come and see!) Full-time, permanent contract after a possible trial period Salary matching or exceeding market valuation Workplace: Milano. Availability required from the first week of March 2016. The offer complies with the laws on equal treatment in employment and occupation (L.903 / 77, L.125 / 91, Leg. 216/03 and Legislative Decree no. 198/2006) This announcement is aimed at both sexes, under the laws 903/77 and 125/91, and people of all ages and all nationalities, under legislative decrees 215/03 and 216/03.