Junior Java Software Engineer (Community Spain)

About the role

Merkle, a dentsu company, is hiring junior Java developers in Barcelona, Spain, to join its growing agile teams. Positions are taken on a project-by-project basis, so joining the community gives candidates the best chance of being contacted when new roles open. You will report to your Team Lead.

Key responsibilities

• Design and code Java backend applications using a test-driven development approach.
• Focus on code quality: refactoring, testing and clean code.
• Take part in all phases of the development cycle, from analysis to delivery.
• Deliver a valuable increment to the business in every sprint.
• Help translate high-level requirements into technical designs and help improve the team's way of working.
• Support consumers of the team's components.

Required profile

• Degree in software engineering, computer science or engineering telecommunications.
• 1 to 2 years of experience with Java/J2EE.
• Good level of English and EU work permission.
• Experience in an Agile environment (Scrum) and developing RESTful web services.
• Test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD).
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL (Oracle).
• Any of Spring, Hibernate, iBatis, Maven, Git, Docker or Jenkins.

What we offer

• Attractive compensation package and flexible salary scheme.
• Spanish/English lessons.
• Life and health insurance.
• Career development through Merkle University, day off on your birthday and annual wellness days.
• Employee assistance program, benefits club and two volunteering days per year.
• Flexible hybrid home office conditions.