Senior Java Engineer (m/f/d) - Team Search

Senior Java Engineer (m/f/d) - Team Search

City: Berlin

Department: IT & Engineering

Recruiter: Anna Symonenko

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At Flix, we offer a tech-driven environment where innovation meets real-world impact, with competitive pay, strong growth opportunities, and a culture of collaboration and ownership.

Were looking for a motivated and driven Senior Java Engineer to join our customer-facing Search team in our Demand Division. This team owns the first crucial step in the booking funnel and focuses on providing a fast and intuitive user experience to our customers in 40+ countries worldwide.

As a Search team, our goal is to simplify the user experience and provide enough information — without overwhelming the user — to help customers find their perfect trip easily. We achieve this by analyzing anonymous behavior data and conducting regular user research, ensuring we focus on good solutions for real user issues. Looking ahead, we aim to make even greater use of our big data to enhance the user experience with relevant statistics and insights at the right moment in the journey.

Youd join an autonomous, cross-functional squad — a Product Owner, backend and frontend engineers, plus data & UX partners and principal engineers whove built this engine at scale. Honest retros, short standups, real ownership from concept to production. We also invite you to be an active contributor to the Engineering Community and challenge the status quo at FlixTech!

About the Role

Be at the forefront of Flixs booking funnel, handling millions of search requests per day from Web, App, and external partners

Generate the inventory to allow customers to reach any place on our network (3,000+ destinations in 40+ countries!)

Apply your geekiness: have you ever wondered what to do with graph theory? This is the team for you!

Write SOLID, maintainable, flexible, testable, and scalable code

Design components and integrations within team scope, considering scalability, maintainability, and reliability

Lead adoption of better engineering practices and adapt workflows for team efficiency

Prioritise and plan tech debt pay-down with the team; drive strategies to reduce recurring debt

Ensure team code is observable and design monitoring strategies for new components

Support our CI/CD environment and produce a positive impact with each release

Support our agile, flexible, team-oriented development to bring the search product to the next level

About You

Bachelors in Computer Science, Information Systems, or relevant industry experience

7+ years of commercial experience as a Java Engineer

Strong experience with Java/JVM-based frameworks such as Micronaut or Spring Boot

Solution-oriented attitude with a focus on materializing the business vision through technical means

Experience with k8s and AWS

Experience with database management systems such as MySQL or similar relational databases

Solid experience with distributed messaging systems (Kafka or others)

Nice to Have:

Experience with OpenSearch / Elasticsearch

Experience with Redis and Terraform

Familiarity with CI/CD best practices (unit and integration testing, GitLab CI)

Experience working with scalable systems handling large volumes of requests/data

We recognize that everyone carries a unique set of valuable skills and experiences. If you think you could have an impact even though you dont meet 100% of the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. We want to hear from you!

What We Offer

Travel perks: 12 free Flix vouchers + 12 discount vouchers for friends & family.