Senior Software Engineer - Automation

About the role

Nexthink, a leader in the digital employee experience, is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Madrid to support its Product organization, which has grown to 30+ people. The role takes ownership of automation solutions that reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency, helping Product teams deliver value to customers faster. It is a highly autonomous, foundational position where you act as the primary engineer for the automation domain, owning technical direction and execution.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and own advanced automation workflows and architectures, integrating systems through APIs and applying AI and LLM capabilities.
• Use tools such as Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365, AWS services, GitHub Actions and more.
• Own the administration and optimization of the automation environment for performance, reliability, cost and governance.
• Proactively monitor, troubleshoot and iterate on workflows to ensure efficiency, accuracy and production-level reliability.

Required profile

• 5-7 years of experience as a Java developer in SaaS projects.
• BSc/MSc in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Good communication and teamwork skills, self-motivated, organized and solution-oriented.
• Professional-level English spoken and written.

Required skills

• Java and microservices frameworks; Micronaut is a plus.
• RESTful APIs and messaging systems such as Kafka are valued.
• Familiarity with unit and integration tests.
• CI/CD experience is a plus; Docker and Kubernetes are a plus.