Java engineer (Arvo)

About the Position

We are looking for a Senior Java Backend Engineer to join the founding team at Arvo and take full ownership of backend systems. Arvo is the "Robinhood of Real Estate" - a DFSA-regulated platform that allows anyone to invest in tokenized, income-producing properties.

About Arvo

Real estate investment should be accessible to everyone, everywhere. That's why we're building Arvo. With 2,500+ users already on the waitlist and $10M+ in committed property listings, we are transforming property ownership for the digital age.

Responsibilities

• Core backend for real-estate tokenization.
• Architecture, integrations, and internal services.
• Payments, transactions, user onboarding.
• Shaping engineering culture and best practices.

Tech Stack

• Languages: Java
• Core libraries/frameworks:
  • JDK 24
  • Gradle for dependency management
  • Javalin (Web framework)
  • JOOQ (SQL engine for Java)
  • Flyway for db migration
  • Prometheus & Grafana (a monitoring agent)
• Database engines:
  • PostgreSQL (a main purpose RDBMS used to store user and other data)
  • TimescaleDB (a time-series database, used as a tick database for historical data like FX rates etc.)
  • Redis (a general purpose in-memory key-value store)
• Infrastructure Cloud environments: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Service
• CI/CD and provisioning:
  • GitHub
  • Docker
  • Ansible
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Ability to work independently and own features end-to-end.
• Hands-on experience with financial infrastructure - core banking, internal ledger systems, integrated payments (SEPA, Instant, card processing), KYC systems.
• Proven experience building financial infrastructure from the ground up - not maintaining or extending existing systems.
• Fluent level of English.

What’s in it for you

• Direct work with the customer, ownership culture.
• 20 working days of vacation and 15 sick leaves.
• At least 11 public holidays.
• Medical expenses compensation (after trial).
• Fitness membership (after trial).
• Flexible working hours (no time trackers).
• Corporate events.

Apply Now

Join our team and help us transform property ownership for the digital age!