Junior Software Engineer (Java/Spring)

About the Role

Join one of our cross-functional engineering teams and help build scalable software that sits at the heart of our business. You'll contribute to new features, improve existing services, and collaborate closely with experienced engineers to deliver high-quality solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving technical challenges, learning new technologies, and building software in a collaborative environment.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Work with modern technologies including Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, and Angular.
• Help power business-critical systems that support customers, partners, and internal teams across Awin's global platform.
• Gain hands-on experience across the full software development lifecycle.
• Learn from experienced engineers through mentoring, feedback, and collaboration.
• Explore and leverage AI-assisted software development as part of your daily work.
• Work in a supportive environment that encourages continuous learning and growth.

The Team

You'll join our Billing & Payments Tribe, responsible for building and maintaining the systems that ensure customers are billed accurately and partners are paid on time.

We are a backend-focused engineering team, primarily developing services using Java and Spring Boot. Our broader technology ecosystem includes:

• AWS
• Kafka
• Angular
• SQL and NoSQL databases

This provides opportunities to collaborate across the full stack while deepening your backend engineering expertise.

We work in a highly collaborative agile environment, where ownership, continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and frequent feedback are core to how we operate.

What You'll Do

• Build, enhance, and maintain software services and applications.
• Write clean, secure, scalable, and well-tested code.
• Participate in code reviews, pair programming sessions, sprint planning, retrospectives, and technical discussions.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to turn ideas into customer-facing features.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to ongoing platform improvements.
• Support the delivery of high-quality software through testing and continuous integration practices.
• Experiment with new technologies and contribute ideas to improve our products, processes, and engineering standards.

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a comparable combination of education and practical training.
• Professional experience developing applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Exposure to cloud development and infrastructure concepts, preferably on AWS.
• Understanding of:
  • REST APIs
  • Databases
  • Software testing principles
  • Modern software development practices
• Experience using Git and working in collaborative development environments.
• Strong communication skills and fluency in English.

What Will Help You Succeed

• Curiosity about how software behaves in production environments and a desire to troubleshoot and solve problems.
• A strong willingness to learn, develop new skills, and grow as an engineer.
• The ability to collaborate effectively with engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders.
• A proactive mindset with an interest in continuous improvement and innovation.

Technologies You'll Work With

• Java
• Spring Boot
• AWS
• Kafka
• Angular
• SQL & NoSQL Databases
• Git
• REST APIs
• AI-Assisted Development Tools

Our Offer

• Flexi-Week: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing by offering you a four-day Flexi-Week (with one lighter or completely disconnected day per week) at full pay, with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance.

• Flexi-office: We offer an international culture and flexibility through our hybrid/remote working scheme which is designed to foster a culture of mutual trust and working flexibility.

• Work Expense Contribution & Remote Working Furniture: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs, as well as a furniture package to support you in setting up a comfortable workspace when working from home.

• Health and Wellbeing: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can focus on your mental and physical wellbeing.

• Development: We’ve built our extensive training suite, Awin Academy, to cover a wide range of skills that support your professional and personal growth, with trainings conveniently packaged to help your overall development.

• Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer recognition programme.

We are hiring in multiple countries for this role. Additional benefits, including health and wellbeing offerings, will be discussed during the initial interview.

Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture.

Like all businesses, we’ve had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual ‘Life @ Awin’ hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities.

Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world’s leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know.

Awin is part of the Axel Springer group.Learn more at axelspringer.com/en/, and explore the Axel Springer Essentials here: axelspringer.com/en/inside/the-essentials-what-we-have-adapted-and-why   

Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.