Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer (Java / Kotlin) 📍 Location: Berlin (Hybrid - up to 3 days remote) 💰 Salary: Competitive 🚗 Permanent | Full-Time Annapurna Recruitment is partnering with a leading mobility technology business transforming the future of electric vehicle charging. Backed by some of the world's largest automotive brands, they're building the platform that powers EV charging services across Europe, enabling millions of drivers to find, access and pay for charging seamlessly. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll take ownership of designing, building and delivering production-grade software within a modern engineering environment. What You'll Be Doing Designing, developing and delivering scalable backend services using Java and KotlinOwning features from technical design through to production deploymentBuilding and maintaining event-driven microservicesWorking with Kafka and distributed systems architectureCollaborating with product, engineering and architecture teams during solution designWriting clean, well-tested, production-ready codeParticipating in code reviews and mentoring other engineersUsing AI development tools to improve engineering productivitySupporting production systems and continuously improving platform reliability What They're Looking For 5+ years of commercial software engineering experienceStrong Java and Kotlin development experienceExperience building scalable backend or distributed systemsKnowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging technologies (Kafka desirable)Experience with PostgreSQL or other database technologiesUnderstanding of microservices, APIs and cloud-native developmentExperience with Docker and KubernetesExposure to Azure or another major cloud platformComfortable working in Agile engineering teamsFrontend experience with React, TypeScript or Node.js would be beneficial but isn't essential Why Join? Work on technology supporting the future of electric mobilityBacked by major global automotive organisationsModern engineering culture with a strong focus on quality and innovationPersonal development budgetHybrid working (up to 3 days from home)Subsidised gym membership, lunch allowance and mobility budgetModern offices in BerlinCollaborative international engineering team with plenty of opportunity to grow