Software Architect – Freelancer

Position Summary: Title: Software Architect – Freelancer (long term) Location: Worldwide (Remote) Employment Type: Full Time Skills Required: Architecture, Java, Micro Services, REST- APIs, Java-Stack, Spring-Stack, cloud, and Scrum. Good To have: Cloud-native, design, Micro Services, Cloud applications, JavaScript, React, Node.js, and AWS. About Mercateo The Mercateo Group includes the B2B network [login to view URL] and the B2B procurement platform mercateo.com. In addition to Germany, the group is represented in Europe by 13 other national companies and employs around 600 people. Since its foundation in 2000, the entire company has expanded continuously and profitably, achieving sales of €316 million in 2019. Some of the technologies and paradigms currently in use at Mercateo: Java-Stack, Spring-Stack, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Oracle, MongoDB, CQRS, Event Sourcing, Domain Driven Design, Functional Reactive Programming, Messaging, REST APIs, JavaScript, React, Node.js, AWS. What you’ll do: Together with your Scrum team, you create cloud-native applications, based on decoupled business components with microservices. You influence architecture and design discussions across teams while taking operational aspects from the outset into account. You should be prepared to develop mostly in a Java environment, but also be ready to use new languages and systems. You exchange ideas and concepts about cloud-based applications with other teams. You coach our software engineers through pair programming etc. and continuously develop an active learning culture. You are responsible for the highly available and scalable operability of micro services in the cloud. What you’ll definitely need: You have already written excellent software and understand your work from design to excellent code, which is permanently maintainable. You have outstanding skills in domain modeling, API design and the use of adequate persistence mechanisms. You are familiar with microservice architectures and can operate them scalably in the cloud. You have practical experience with the development of distributed, highly scalable systems and the development of REST- APIs or event-based interfaces. You understand complex technical contexts and can translate them into technically driven code. What you can expect from us: High degree of creative freedom in a committed, fast-paced technological environment. Development of an exciting business model thanks to a modern technological landscape. An agile software company with flat hierarchies and open communication. A cool team where you can learn from each other and also contribute your own strengths. We encourage you to dedicate 10% of your working time to your professional development. Thanks