Java Backend Developer

Who We Are

xFarm Technologies is an independent tech company, created by farmers for farmers, promoting the digitalisation of the agri-food sector through a comprehensive platform accessible from PCs, tablets and smartphones.
The xFarm platform is designed to help agricultural entrepreneurs and industry players manage all business operations simply and efficiently. It is built around five core pillars: Farm Management, Agronomy, Precision Farming, Connectivity, and Sustainability. xFarm Technologies today supports the work of 600.000+ farms, is and present on 16 million hectares in more than 100 countries around the world.

We are seeking a Senior Backend Developer to join the Engineering team in Brazil (100% remote) .

As a Senior Backend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building and evolving the Java microservices architecture that powers our digital solutions, making sure that data, machines and systems communicate in a scalable, secure and efficient way.

Requirements

Must have:

· Design, develop and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices in Java 21+ with Micronaut or Spring Boot, following OpenAPI and Swagger standards.

· Integrate external systems and third-party providers through OAuth2, JWT, webhooks and REST APIs.

· Implement event-driven messaging patterns with Apache Kafka and work with PostgreSQL and MongoDB, ensuring performance and data consistency.

· Maintain and evolve the internal libraries that contain our domain business rules, writing unit and integration tests with a TDD approach.

· Run and deploy services on AWS (S3, Secrets Manager, Elastic Beanstalk), containerising applications with Docker and contributing to CI/CD pipelines, preferably on GitLab CI.

· Collaborate with QA, Tech Lead, Product Owner and the engineering teams to define and deliver robust, secure and scalable solutions.

Strong plus:

· You have solid, senior-level experience in backend development with Java 21 or higher.

· You have hands-on experience designing and running microservices architectures in production with Micronaut (strongly preferred) or Spring Boot, including OAuth2, JWT and REST API integrations.

· You have strong knowledge of PostgreSQL, Liquibase, JDBC and MongoDB, as well as Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture.

· You have practical testing experience with JUnit 5, Testcontainers, Mockito and WireMock.

· You are comfortable with AWS and cloud environments, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Git and the Git-flow workflow.

· You are autonomous and well organised, able to work remotely and collaborate effectively across Brazil and Italy.

· Fluent English, both written and spoken, for clear communication in an international environment.

Nice to have :

· Knowledge of ISO 11783-10 and ISOXML.

· Experience with Apache Cassandra and Redis.

· Experience with Groovy, Grails, TypeScript or Node.js with NestJS.

· Experience with resilience patterns such as circuit breaker and retry.

· Knowledge of Elastic APM and AWS CodeArtifact.

· Familiarity with IoT data flows and telemetry.

What We Offer

· Flexibility: a 100% remote position based in Brazil.

· International Environment: join a global agtech company headquartered in Italy, working every day with colleagues across different countries.

Team Culture: work in a collaborative, dynamic, and inclusive environment where innovation is encouraged.

Compensation

CLT: 14.000 BRL - 16.000 BRL per month (commensurate with experience)

Other information

xFarm Technologies is committed to creating a work environment where diversity and inclusiveness are critical to the well-being and growth of all employees.