Backend Engineer (MezePay) (вакансія неактивна)

About us:
At MezePay, we’re revolutionizing how restaurants in Greece operate. From seamless QR-based menus and ordering systems to modern, cloud-first POS solutions, we empower hospitality businesses with tools built for the digital era. We’re a fast-growing startup on a mission to bring simplicity, speed, and efficiency to the traditional restaurant experience — one taverna at a time.

About the role:
We’re looking for a skilled Backend Engineer (Java/Spring Boot) to join our founding engineering team and help build the backbone of MezePay’s restaurant platform. You’ll design, develop, and scale secure, reliable backend systems that power our apps — from ordering and payments to analytics and delivery integrations. This is a hands-on role where you’ll collaborate closely with product, frontend, and DevOps teams to ensure performance, observability, and maintainability across our services.

Main responsibilities:
You’ll play a key role in designing and building the core of our product:

• Design and implement RESTful APIs and backend services (Orders, Menus, Payments, Users, etc.).
• Build secure, scalable, and observable Java microservices using Spring Boot.
• Integrate with third-party providers such as payment gateways, notification services, and delivery platforms.
• Write clean, testable, and well-documented code.
• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, and release planning.
• Ensure high uptime, performance, and reliability of backend services.

Your experience:
We would expect you to have:

• 3+ years of experience in backend development, ideally in fast-paced, product-driven environments.
• Strong knowledge of Java 17+, Spring Boot 3, and REST API design.
• Experience with PostgreSQL, Redis, or other relational and in-memory databases.
• Familiarity with Docker, CI/CD workflows, and microservice architecture.
• Solid understanding of security, scalability, and clean architecture principles.
• Bonus: Experience with POS systems, QR ordering, or restaurant tech.

Nice to have:

• Asynchronous processing with Kafka or similar pub/sub systems.
• API versioning, OpenAPI (Swagger), or GraphQL.
• Experience with JPA/Hibernate performance tuning and database migrations (Flyway/Liquibase).
• Container orchestration using Kubernetes.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi).
• Knowledge of DDD, Hexagonal Architecture, or Event Sourcing.

What’s in it for you?

• Be part of the founding engineering team, shaping the product from the ground up.
• Build technology that directly supports small businesses across Greece.
• Work in a remote-first, flexible environment with strong ownership and autonomy.
• Opportunity to grow into Tech Lead or Engineering Manager roles as we scale.
• 20 fully paid vacation days.
• 15 fully paid sick leaves.
• Paid public holidays.
• Compensation for health insurance and sports club membership (after trial period).
• Hybrid and remote work flexibility.

Join the meze-lution! ✨