**Are you looking for new challenges** and a place where you can enjoy a close-knit environment while **learning** constantly? Welcome to a team with a clear purpose: **"TRANSFORM** people's lives by being the most trusted **TECHNO****LOGICAL** ally"! ### **Get ready and join this adventure!** **What will you find?** --------------------- * **Technical and personal challenges** that will keep you constantly growing. * A connected team focused on **your physical and mental well-being**. * A fresh, collaborative **continuous improvement culture**, with learning opportunities and people willing to support you. * **KaizenHub**, a program designed to enhance your talents, with **feedback**, mentorship, and coaching through **Sofka U**. It will be both a challenge and a game! * **Programs like Happy Kaizen and WeSofka** that care for your physical and emotional well-being. **What are we looking for?** ------------------ We are seeking a **BackEnd Development Consultant +Java (Quarkus)** with over 3 years of experience, passionate about transforming the financial industry. Your mission will be to design and build the next generation of microservices within a native **cloud** architecture, mastering **PaaS/SaaS** environments and key technologies such as **Docker** and **Kubernetes**. This is an opportunity to directly impact the efficiency and security of critical banking solutions. You will join a high-performance team where you can optimize mission-critical applications and define best practices for secure development at a top-tier organization. ### **Responsibilities** * Develop robust and scalable microservices for Cloud architectures (PaaS and SaaS). * Design and implement efficient data storage solutions. * Optimize existing code to ensure high levels of performance and efficiency. * Diagnose and resolve issues and perform advanced application troubleshooting. * Manage the secure development lifecycle, applying industry best practices and policies. * Actively collaborate in Agile ceremonies (Scrum/Kanban) and daily sprints. * Implement and manage solutions in cloud environments based on Docker and Kubernetes (AKS). ### **Requirements** * **Experience:** More than 4 years in **BackEnd** development, with solid experience building and deploying microservices in **cloud (PaaS/SaaS)** architectures. Demonstrable experience in performance optimization, troubleshooting complex applications, and working with Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban). Availability to work on Panama's schedule is required. ### **Technical Skills** * Java (Advanced) * Quarkus (Essential) * Microservices Architecture * Docker & Kubernetes * Azure DevOps (Especially AKS - Azure Kubernetes Service) * Cloud Environments (PaaS/SaaS) * Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) * Secure Development Practices ### **APPLY NOW** **and become part of this story!** **Conditions** --------------- * You must be located in **Panama** to work **on-site during the first 3 months**. Afterwards, it will be **hybrid**, 3 days at home and 3 on-site. * **Indefinite-term contract** — We want long-term relationships and for you to be part of our family for a long time! * **Looking for professional growth?** At Sofka, we offer a **learning ecosystem** with multiple tools to close skill gaps and enhance your abilities. You decide how you want to grow!