About the Position

Are you a talented backend developer with a passion for learning and exploring emerging technologies? Join our Global Digitalization team at Care Chemicals Digital for an exciting opportunity! As a backend developer, you'll play a vital role in our complex digitalization journey, developing algorithms and prototypes to support our initiatives. Critical thinking, ideation, and a willingness to learn are valued. This position will report to the Managing Director of BASF Care Chemicals Digital and Global Leader of Digitalization at Care Chemicals.

Location

City: Zagreb
Country: Croatia
Remote: No

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services within a microservices architecture
Build and enhance RESTful APIs and ensure high performance and reliability
Collaborate with frontend developers to deliver seamless end-to-end features
Contribute to system architecture decisions and technical design discussions
Ensure code quality through code reviews, testing, and best practices
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize existing services

Requirements

At least 5+ years professional experience in a similar position, building confidence as a software engineer with broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technologies, preferably in an agile environment
Professional knowledge in EAI and Microservice architecture
Professional knowledge in Java >= 17
Professional knowledge in SpringBoot 2.x
Professional knowledge in Spring modules like Spring-Data, Spring-Integration, Spring-Batch, Spring-Security
Professional knowledge in persistence technology (JPA2, Hibernate)
Knowledge in (No-)SQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
Experience with automated testing (e.g., JUnit and Integration tests)
Experience in event-driven architecture (e.g., ServiceBus, RabbitMQ, Kafka)
Azure DevOps Experience: knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Advantages of Developing an IT Career at BASF

Joining our company means working with state-of-the-art equipment, software, and the most advanced technologies available, such as generative AI, Machine Learning, and Quantum Computing.
As BASF’s IT team member, your work will have a high-level impact on the business growth strategy.
With you, our local IT hub – created with the purpose of developing “in house” digital solutions – will get a new valuable member. By joining the hub, you are supporting us in making digitalization solutions for better business, for a better BASF.

We Offer

Development discussions and programs so you can reach your full potential and develop yourself within the BASF family
Flexible work arrangements and mobile working options so you can balance your working life and private life
An attractive competitive salary that is based on the company's success and your individual performance
An enriching environment that fosters the exchange of diverse engineering and scientific knowledge and collaboration among colleagues and teams

How to Apply

We are looking forward to your online application in English language. Please email your CV to [email protected]

Backend Developer

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