At Appfire, we believe that great work happens when people get to choose how they work. After 20 years of creating software that empowers teams to break silos and collaborate seamlessly, we've learned that one size does not fit all. We're a team of 800+ employees, working remotely across 28 countries. Our flagship products include: Appfire Flow, JXL, Comala Document Management, 7Pace Time Tracker, Jira Misc Workflow Extensions, and BigPicture.
**About the role**:
Software Engineer at Appfire has a cross-team impact - you'll be solving the most challenging (and rewarding) matters like the performance and reliability improvements of our Cloud and On-premise products, data residency and automatic cross-region data migration, and end-to-end testing. You also will be part of an engineering team responsible for designing and implementing new features and also building and releasing new Cloud/On-premise based products from scratch.
As part of our engineering team, you will have the opportunity to work on some of our enterprise-class products, such as BigPicture, CMJ, Rich Filters and etc., with more than 30k distributions worldwide.
Of course, not every day will be about re-architecting our existing products, starting a new product, or saving the world. So expect to spend a lot of time working as a part of our product teams and devote your talent to delivering features that will delight our existing customers or create new opportunities.
**What you'll do**:
- **Product Roadmap**: Work on advancing the product roadmap by developing new features, improving existing functionality, and driving overall product enhancements.
- **Maintenance and Support**: Handle ongoing maintenance tasks and engage with the Support team to resolve L3 escalations. Fix defects, write automated tests and keep the high quality of the codebase.
- **Streamlining processes**: Automate processes where possible and contribute to the continuous improvement of development practices.
**What you'll need**:
- 4+ years of professional software development experience.
- Experience with Java, JavaScript, TypeScript or similar languages and technologies.
- Experience with Git for managing code repositories.
- Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, including Level 3 support escalations.
- Ability to work effectively within cross-functional and cross-product teams, including collaboration with product managers and support engineers.
- Ability to understand and debug someone else's code.
- Comfort with switching between different tasks, such as product roadmap development, maintenance, and customer requests analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to innovate and adapt to new challenges.
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices.
- Fluent in verbal and written English
**Tech stack**:
**Languages & Frameworks**:
- Java, Spring
- JPA / Hibernate
- PostgreSQL
- Angular, TypeScript, React, JavaScript, CSS
- JUnit, TestNG, Mockito, Spock, Wiremock, Jest, Playwright, Cypress
- OSGi, EMF, Guice
- JAX-RS, Swagger
- Maven, Yarn
- **Tools & Technologies**:
- Git
- Atlassian Products (Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence)
- Message Middleware (e.g., RabbitMQ, Apache Kafka)
- Webpack, Babel
- **Development Practices**:
- Agile Methodologies
**What we offer**:
- **Equity** - Every Appfire team member is eligible for company equity, fostering a true sense of ownership and connection to our growth.
- **Paid time off** - Employees receive 25 days of annual leave per calendar year. Appfire also offers reduced summer hours and versátil bank holidays, allowing you to exchange one public holiday for another
- **Training and personal development** - Grow with Appfire University — our custom, on-demand learning platform designed to support your continuous development
- **Health Insurance**(IMQ / Adeslas) - full coverage of a private health insurance plan for employees who choose to enroll
- **Volunteering** - Every employee receives 3 fully paid days each year to participate in Appfire Town, our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program supporting local communities.
- **Work from home expenses** - €50 per month to cover work-from-home expenses
- **Sport Allowance -** €400 gross per year for sports or outdoor activities reimbursement — such as gym memberships, equipment, or running gear.
- **Flexibility that fits how you work best** - **fully remote**within Spain, with the option to work from our Bilbao office.
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**- Market recognition**
**Equal Employer Opportunity (EEO)