About us:
Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital.
Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.
You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!
How you will make an impact?
As a Full Stack Engineer (Scala) in the Identity and Access Management (IDAM) squad within the Cyber Security platform at METRO Digital, you will be at the heart of the systems that govern who can access what across our global retail organisation. Your work directly secures and enables the digital identity of tens of thousands of customers and systems. You will design, build, and maintain high-performance backend services written in Scala, operating on top of Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, ensuring reliability, scalability, and security at every layer.
Please note that this role is open also for candidates in Brasov and Cluj.
Your Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain Scala-based backend services handling identity governance, provisioning workflows, and access management logic;
- Collaborate closely with the IDAM squad to implement and evolve core platform capabilities: role assignments, entitlement management, and lifecycle automation;
- Work on data persistence layers using PostgreSQL— ensuring correctness, performance, and resilience;
- Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes; contribute to reliability, observability, and on-call readiness;
- Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions within the squad
- Split large initiatives into small, manageable microservices and subprojects;
- Work in an Agile/Scrum environment with short delivery cycles and close collaboration with product and security stakeholders.
Required key competencies and qualifications:
- Good knowledge in Java/Scala (5+ years of experience);
- Enthusiasm for automating and automatically scaling tests and deployments with Docker and Kubernetes;
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and knowledge of IaC (Terraform);
- Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases — PostgreSQL;
- Security mindset when designing and building applications;
- Interest in splitting large projects into small, manageable microservices;
- Ability to communicate fluently in English (written and verbal);
- Curiosity and drive to constantly learn and adopt new technologies.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with Datadog and the Play Framework;
- Hands-on experience with secure authentication and authorisation mechanisms: JWT, OAuth2, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and role-based access control (RBAC);
- Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka or similar);
- CI/CD pipeline experience and DevOps practices.
What we offer at METRO.digital?
- Hybrid and agile work: thrive in a flexible, multicultural environment.
At METRO.digital, we promote work-life balance through a hybrid working model. You’ll be part of self-organizing, multicultural teams that collaborate in an agile setup.
- People development: when you grow so do we!
We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career.
- Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!
We offer support whenever you need it - at every stage of your professional journey.
Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here.
Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!
Position grade within our career framework: Full Stack Engineer Grade 3 (Md7).
Apply on company website Șos. Pipera, 077190 Voluntari, Romania Hybrid Full-time
METRO/MAKRO is hiring a Backend Engineer (Scala) - Identity & Access Management (IDAM)
About company
Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital. Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale. How will you make an impact? We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer with strong experience in building and maintaining scalable, resilient systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in cloud-native technologies, infrastructure such as code, observability, and automation, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).Please note that this role is open also for candidates in Brasov and Cluj.
Job Description: Your Responsibilities: * Ensure the stability and reliability of cloud-native applications deployed on GCP, containerized with Docker and orchestrated via Kubernetes.
* Define, implement, and monitor SLOs, SLAs, and SLIs to measure system performance and user experience.
* Automate infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and manage Kubernetes configurations with Kustomize and Helm.
* Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems using Datadog and GCP-native tools.
* Conduct incident analysis and postmortems to drive continuous improvement.
* Collaborate with development teams to integrate reliability practices into CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
* Manage and troubleshoot database systems, particularly PostgreSQL and Cassandra.
* Apply networking knowledge and Linux system administration skills to troubleshoot and optimize system connectivity and performance.
Qualifications: * Educational background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
* 5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering.
* Proven experience designing and operating elastic, resilient systems in cloud environments.
* Strong understanding of GCP, Kubernetes, and container orchestration.
* Proficiency in infrastructure as code and configuration management tools (Terraform, Helm, Kustomize).
* Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Datadog, GCP Monitoring).
* Solid scripting skills in bash and familiarity with automation frameworks.
* Experience with CI/CD pipelines, especially using GitHub Actions.
* Familiarity with networking fundamentals and troubleshooting.
* Strong coding skills and ability to develop reliability-focused tooling.
* Strong problem-solving skills and a process-oriented mindset.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
* Passion for clean code, automation, and continuous improvement.
* Experience working within Agile/Scrum development teams.
* Very good fluency in English (written and spoken).
Nice-to-Have: Availability for oncall.
Additional Information: This resonates with you? Apply now! What we offer at METRO.digital? Flexible and remote work: create your own schedule! Flexibility defines the way we work and interact with each other. At METRO.digital, you have the possibility to work remotely and adapt your working hours in a very flexible way. People development: when you grow so do we! We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career. Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring! Life is full of surprises, full of challenges and we want to support you – whenever YOU need - at an individual level and during every stage of your life. Want to know more about all our benefits? Discover more here. Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!Position grade within our career framework: Site Reliability Engineer T4 (Md8).
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