Senior Backend Engineer (Scala/Java)
emnify
We’re looking for a passionate Senior Backend Engineer with strong JVM experience (Scala or Java) who enjoys solving complex problems, working with real-time data, and building scalable distributed systems. In this role, you’ll help shape the foundations of emnify’s global connectivity platform, powering millions of devices worldwide.
You can join us from our Berlin or Würzburg offices, or work fully remotely from Germany or Poland.
Your Impact
- Collaborate within a cross-functional squad to design, build, test, and operate the services powering emnify’s pricing, charging, and core product lifecycle features.
- Develop reliable, scalable APIs and real-time processing applications using streaming technologies on top of the Apache Kafka ecosystem.
- Contribute to the design and evolution of modern, cloud-native telecommunications services running on AWS.
- Participate in architecture discussions, bringing fresh ideas to improve resilience, performance, and overall system design.
- Deploy, operate, and continuously improve services using CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Terraform) and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
Your Skills
- Professional experience building production systems with JVM languages, ideally Scala (a significant part of our environment uses Scala).
- Hands-on experience with streaming or data processing technologies such as Kafka Streams, Flink, or Spark.
- Strong background designing, implementing, and maintaining complex backend APIs and services.
- Experience deploying and running services in cloud environments (preferably AWS), using Infrastructure-as-Code and automation.
- A solid understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and scalable service design.
About emnify
emnify is a global IoT connectivity platform provider, enabling enterprises and OEMs to build, deploy, and operate connected products at scale across 180+ countries. Our cloud-native SuperNetwork powers mission-critical use cases in industries such as mobility, logistics, energy, and industrial IoT.
We are a Series-B scale-up with a strong growth trajectory and a clear focus on upmarket and enterprise customers. emnify’s technology and innovation have been recognized repeatedly by the industry, including:
- eSIM Provider of the Year at the MVNOs World Awards 2025
- Platinum Award for eSIM Management Platform Innovation by Juniper Research (2025)
- IoT Innovator Award by Compass Intelligence for aviation connectivity
- Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Germany, recognizing emnify as one of the country’s fastest-growing tech companies
As we move into the next phase of growth, AI plays a central role in our strategy—both in how we build our platform and in how our customers interact with it.
