Senior Backend Developer

Want to build the event platform that powers hotel operations around the world

Every day hotel staff rely on accurate real-time information to issue access investigate incidents manage devices and keep operations running smoothly. At ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions in Stockholm Sweden our Event Hub team owns the platform that collects processes and delivers these events across the Vostio ecosystem.
We are looking for you who wants to work close to the product take ownership of a business-critical domain and build distributed systems used by hotels around the globe. This is an opportunity to make a real impact while working in a collaborative environment that values innovation ownership and continuous development.

What you would do as our Senior Backend Developer
You would help design build and evolve a scalable event-driven platform. Your work will span architecture software development production operations and continuous improvement giving you the opportunity to influence both the technical direction and long-term success of a critical product area. This is not a role where you own a small service hidden deep within a large organisation. You would join a small high-impact team responsible for a core product domain that powers how operational events are captured processed audited and delivered across Event Hub team builds and operates the services APIs and event infrastructure that help hotels partners and internal teams understand what is happening across access management devices and connected systems. The team is responsible for event APIs used by customers partners and internal teams as well as event streaming subscription and integration capabilities across the Vostio platform.

You would also:
Build event-driven backend systems Design and develop Java services that collect process and distribute operational events from hotels devices and access systems.
Own APIs and integrations Create APIs subscriptions and integration capabilities that let customers and partners automate workflows and consume operational data.
Design cloud-native solutions on AWS Work primarily with Java and with scalable resilient cloud services using modern AWS patterns CI/CD and operational practices.
Shape the technical direction Influence architecture challenge assumptions and help define how the Event Hub domain evolves over time.
Take responsibility beyond coding You would be involved in design discussions production support roadmap input and technical strategy.

The skills and experience you need
We are looking for someone with:
Experience building backend systems in Java and delivering solutions from idea to production.
Hands-on experience designing deploying and operating scalable solutions on AWS.
Experience with event-driven distributed and integration-heavy systems including strong API design skills.
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern software engineering practices combined with a pragmatic engineering mindset.
The ability to simplify complex technical problems communicate clearly and take ownership of outcomes.
Nice to have: Kotlin Go Kafka SNS/SQS EventBridge or similar technologies; experience with SaaS platforms IoT telemetry or operational data platforms.

Why developers join and stay
Small team big impact every engineer has meaningful influence on architecture priorities and technical direction.
Real engineering challenges you will build systems that process and distribute operational events across a global hospitality platform balancing scalability reliability and usability.
Modern technology stack the core of the role is Java AWS event-driven architecture cloud-native services and modern engineering practices.
Product mindset we build for the long term. Teams have ownership direct access to stakeholders and the freedom to make good technical decisions.
Stockholm-based team with global reach the systems you build are used by hotels around the world every day.

What we offer
Were passionate about providing amazing opportunities and benefits so you can continue and progress a lifelong career with us heres what we have to offer:
Learning and career development opportunities whether its online learning management training or enhancing your skills.
A competitive salary and benefits package.
A dynamic and inclusive work environment.
The chance to make a meaningful impact in attracting and retaining top talent.

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