Software Engineer (Backend)
About the Role
Are you passionate about building scalable solutions and working with the latest technologies? At Strawberry, we are looking for a highly skilled Software Engineer to join our forward-thinking team.
In this role, you won't just be writing code, you will be an integral part of shaping our architecture. We are looking for a systems thinker who can zoom out to understand the overall solution and business impact, and then zoom in to deliver clean, efficient, and robust microservices and serverless implementations. If you are excited by the intersection of modern Java, cloud-native architecture, and the transformative potential of Generative AI, we want to meet you.
What You’ll Do
Design & Build: Develop high-performing, scalable, and secure server based and serverless applications using Java 21+ and Spring Boot.
Systems Thinking: Collaborate with product managers and architects to understand the "big picture" and ensure your technical solutions align with broader business goals.
Cloud & DevOps: Deploy and manage applications in AWS, actively contributing to and optimizing our CI/CD pipelines for seamless delivery.
Champion Quality: Write testable code utilizing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior Driven Development (BDD) principles to maintain our high standards of reliability.
Innovate with AI: Leverage Generative AI tools and concepts to optimize workflows, enhance product features, and drive innovation within the team.
Solve Complex Problems: Tackle intricate technical challenges with a logical, analytical, and creative mindset.
What You Bring (Requirements)
Core Development Skills:
Proven experience as a Software Engineer or similar role in an Agile environment.
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, data structures, and algorithms.
Familiarity with version control (Git), RESTful API design, and database management (SQL/NoSQL).
Exceptional problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to debugging and troubleshooting.
Specific Tech Stack & Expertise:
Java 21+: Deep, hands-on experience with modern Java features and ecosystem. Experience in working with reactive programming paradigm is definitely an added advantage.
Spring Boot: Strong proficiency in building robust applications and APIs.
Microservices: Experience designing, building, and maintaining distributed microservice architectures.
AWS Cloud: Practical experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, ECS, DynamoDB, IAM, CF, Bedrock etc).
CI/CD: Experience building and maintaining automated deployment pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions etc).
TDD: A strong commitment to Test-Driven Development and writing comprehensive unit and integration tests.
Generative AI: Familiarity with integrating LLMs, prompting techniques, or using GenAI tools to accelerate development.
Why Join Us?
Real Impact & Empowerment: Play a central role in a dynamic digital transformation within a flat organization built on trust, autonomy, and room to make a real difference.
Growth & Community: Continuous professional development opportunities to advance your career , combined with a vibrant, social, and inclusive team environment.
Fantastic Perks: Excellent employee discounts, including steep staff, friends, and family rates at our hotels.
Flexible Work Model: A hybrid working structure featuring three days of in-person collaboration at our Stockholm or Oslo HQ, giving you the best of both worlds.
Details
You will report to the Engineering manager of Omni (Business rule platform). For this position, your base will be in Stockholm. Strawberry applies a 3-day office presence policy. While there is some flexibility for hybrid solutions, this role requires a strong, consistent physical presence in Stockholm. Selection is ongoing and the position may be filled before the closing date, so please apply as soon as possible.
We are Strawberry. With over 245 hotels, 120 restaurants, 20 spas and more, we create thousands of experiences every day. With urban Comfort Hotel®, warm Quality Hotel™, stylish Clarion Hotel® and cosy Home Hotel and more than 40 unique independent hotels, our guests can pick and choose. Our team of 20,000 passionate individuals from more than 120 countries is what makes us grow! Strawberry is built on our core values: energy, courage and enthusiasm.
Vi är Strawberry. Ett växande universum med hundratals hotell, restauranger, spa och upplevelser i hela Norden, Litauen och på Färöarna. Här ryms urbana Comfort Hotel™, varma Quality Hotel™, stilfulla Clarion Hotel®, hemtrevliga Home Hotel och vägnära Stopover – tillsammans med en stor samling unika och fristående hotell. På sina hotellvistelser samlar våra gäster dessutom Spenn – flexibla poäng att använda till nya upplevelser. Bakom allt står tiotusentals människor från hela världen, med energi, mod och entusiasm.
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What’s in it for you?
As part of of Strawberry, you will get the best employee benefits of the industry.
A culture to cherish
Our people always make guests their top priority! Our warm and welcoming atmosphere creates the right setting for you to flourish and work your magic. You will get the freedom you need to perform your tasks and solve problems as they arise in the best way you see fit. A strong team spirit and family-feeling foster a culture of collaboration. And when there’s something to celebrate, we make sure to have some fun! In larger cities, we also regularly host after-work events to allow colleagues to mingle. How do we achieve all this you may wonder? We believe it’s down to the fact that we’re a diverse crowd full of energy, courage and enthusiasm. That’s how we create extraordinary experiences every single day!
A culture to cherish
Job security for peace of mind
When you work with us, we’ll take your whole life situation into consideration. We offer good job security through collective agreements and insurances, as well as paid parental leave, holiday leave, wellness allowance, attractive pension plans and competitive salaries. We’re there for you.
Job security for peace of mind
Room to grow
With more than 200 hotels across the Nordics, we offer you endless opportunities for career progression! Would you like to work full-time, part-time, a few hours here and there, or perhaps only a season? We have room for you, no matter where you’re at. We encourage creativity and curiosity, and we make every effort to foster a culture of learning for professional development. Ready to take your next career leap within the company? We applaud you and will help you achieve this! An academic degree isn't the most important thing for us. If you have the right mindset, we can certainly promise you a bright future!
Room to grow
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We encourage you to get out and explore all that life has to offer! So, we always give numerous discounts to you and your friends and family at our hotels, bars and restaurants. As part of Strawberry, you get four FREE nights at our hotels each year* To remind you just how important you are, we’ll always do our best to offer you an upgrade! And on top of that, we’ve also partnered with other companies to give you sweet deals on air travel, charter holidays, car rental and lots more.
*If you are employed on a contract for at least 20% of full-time working hours.
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Open mind, open hearts
Our heart beats for the world around us. To meet global challenges, we support the transition to clean energy, and we recently opened the first zero-energy hotel in the Nordics. We seek to use organic produce and have championed the elimination of unsustainable palm oil. We promote equal rights above all and are proud sponsors of Pride. Regardless of your ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, disabilities or age - our doors are always open.
Open mind, open hearts
All over the Nordics & Baltics
Be it a vibrant city, a tranquil island or a charming little town in the mountains, you’ll probably find one of our hotels there.