Shopify Backend Developer / API / Java / GraphQL - (Spring Boot 3) (GCP / Azure / AWS) - remote in EU

About Pathway Solutions GmbH

We're on a mission to automate accounting for E-Commerce and SaaS companies. Our goal is to free 10,000 entrepreneurs from the burden of manual bookkeeping so they can focus on what they do best: growing their business. We are a fast-paced, fully remote company experiencing significant customer growth.

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Shopify Senior Backend Engineer to be a driving force in the evolution of our core platform. This isn't a maintenance role. You'll be taking ownership of new features from concept to deployment, tackling complex challenges in platform scalability and ensuring speed and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Build: Design, develop, and deploy robust, scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot 3 on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Own Features: Take full ownership of the entire development lifecycle for new platform features, from technical design and requirement clarification with product and support teams to testing and deployment.
• Solve Complex Problems: Dive deep into business logic, tackle challenging API integrations for Shopify and build solutions that provide real value to our customers in the accounting and e-commerce domains.
• Ensure Reliability: Proactively monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize production environments to ensure our platform is performant and reliable.
• Collaborate & Mentor: Participate in code reviews, share your knowledge with the team, and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend development, with a strong command of Java and the Spring Boot framework
• Experience in AI Coding Tools and willingness to further drive AI Adoption in the development process
• Structured mindset: You excel at breaking down complex problems, clarifying requirements with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and designing clean, well-architected solutions
• Deep experience designing and consuming Shopify GraphQL APIs, including complex third-party integrations
• Hands-on experience building and deploying applications on cloud platforms, preferably GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, PubSub, etc.)
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and analytical skills. You're comfortable navigating ambiguity and finding the root cause of an issue
• Strong collaboration skills and experience with Git, continuous deployment pipelines (like Gitlab), and agile practices

Benefits

• Remote-first and family-friendly working hours. You decide when you work. No office presence required.
• Coaching budget, mentoring, and a diverse team
• 30 days off to recharge