Specialist, IT Development

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work.

We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change.

At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally.

We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust.

About the Role

We are looking for a skilled Specialist with 1–2 years of experience to join our core engineering team. In this role, you will design, build, and maintain high-performance, scalable backend services and microservices deployed natively on AWS. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to drive architectural decisions, optimize system performance, and deliver robust software solutions that power our core products.

Key Responsibilities

* Backend Development: Build, maintain, and test reliable microservices using Java and Spring Framework.

* API & System Support: Design and integrate RESTful APIs to connect backend services with user-facing features.

* Feature Integration: Assist in integrating basic AI capabilities (such as LLM APIs or cloud AI tools) and basic frontend components into existing workflows.

* Code Quality & Maintenance: Write clean, readable code, participate in peer code reviews, and debug production issues.

* Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with senior engineers, product managers, and team members to deliver features on schedule.

*Stays up to date with technology developments and participates in discussions on how these may improve upon the current architecture and development efficiency.Uses existing policies, procedures or instructions to solve routine or standard problems.Explains factual information of limited complexity to others in straightforward situations.

---

Skills & Qualifications

Required:

* Experience: 1–2 years of professional software development experience.

* Core Tech: Strong foundational knowledge of Java and Spring / Spring Boot.

* Microservices & APIs: Hands-on experience developing microservices architectures and RESTful Web Services.

* Databases: Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases.

* Tools & Practices: Familiarity with Git version control, basic unit testing (JUnit), and agile team workflows.

Good-to-Have:

* Frontend: Basic exposure to React.js for full-stack collaboration or internal tooling.

* Basic AI: Familiarity with integrating AI/LLM APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, or AWS Bedrock) or simple prompt integration.

* Cloud/DevOps: Basic understanding of Docker or cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Is this the job for you? We would love to hear from you! Please apply directly to the role and we will get in touch with you.