Senior Software Developer

It's more than a job

In this IT role, you will manage, develop, and support the technology infrastructure that powers Kuehne+Nagel’s global systems and operations. This contribution is vital to making both special and ordinary moments in the lives of people a reality. In fact, your work enables our teams to deliver fresh fruit, time-sensitive healthcare products and much more to people all around the world. Working in IT at Kuehne+Nagel contributes to more than we imagine.

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Are you an experienced software professional who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, building scalable enterprise solutions, and helping engineering teams adopt modern technologies and development practices? We are looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our technology team and play a key role in designing, developing, and supporting business-critical applications. You will work across the full software development lifecycle, partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, reliable, and high-performing solutions that drive business success. We are looking for someone who not only applies these technologies in their own work but also actively contributes to strengthening engineering capabilities across our teams. You will help introduce improvements, share knowledge, establish best practices, and support the adoption of tools and automation that improve software quality, security, and delivery efficiency.

How you create impact

• Design, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and maintainable enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, and modern software engineering practices.
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and optimization of AWS infrastructure, ensuring that applications and services are secure, reliable, scalable, observable, and cost-efficient.
• Improve and automate CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, supporting efficient build, testing, security validation, and deployment processes across development teams.
• Promote application security (AppSec) and code quality practices, leveraging tools such as SonarQube, security scanning solutions, and automated quality gates to identify vulnerabilities and improve software maintainability.
• Explore, introduce, and apply AI-powered tools and automation across the software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, code generation, code reviews, testing, documentation, troubleshooting, and deployment processes.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive engineering activities, streamline workflows, and improve developer productivity, delivery speed, and product quality.
• Analyze business requirements, identify dependencies and risks, and contribute to solution architecture and technical design decisions.
• Ensure software quality through code reviews, automated testing, performance optimization, refactoring, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Own and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, infrastructure designs, technical specifications, and engineering knowledge repositories using tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Wiki, or similar platforms.
• Mentor and support fellow developers, collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, UX Designers, and other stakeholders, and take ownership of solutions through deployment and production support.

What we would like you to bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of hands-on software development experience within enterprise environments, including experience contributing to technical decisions and engineering improvements.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, and Spring Security.
• Solid experience with relational databases and SQL.
• Experience building and supporting REST APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and messaging technologies such as RabbitMQ and/or Kafka.
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and cloud services

What's in it for you

• Work on large-scale enterprise applications that support global business operations.
• Be part of a highly collaborative and supportive engineering culture focused on quality and continuous improvement.
• Influence technical decisions, architecture, and engineering best practices across the team.
• Gain exposure to modern technologies, including microservices, cloud platforms, distributed systems, messaging solutions, and AI-enabled development practices.
• Mentor and develop other engineers while advancing your own leadership and technical expertise.
• Take ownership of meaningful projects from concept through deployment and production support.
• Enjoy opportunities for learning, innovation, professional growth, and career progression within a forward-thinking technology organization

Who we are

Logistics shapes everyday life - from the goods we consume to the healthcare we rely on. At Kuehne+Nagel, your work goes beyond logistics; it enables both ordinary and special moments in the lives of people around the world.

As a global leader with a strong heritage and a vision to move the world forward, we offer a safe, stable environment where your career can make a real difference. Whether we help deliver life-saving medicines, develop sustainable transportation solutions or support our local communities, your career will contribute to more than you can imagine.

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