Junior Java Engineer; Poland

Our partner is one of the largest retail e-commerce companies in North America
, serving millions of customers every year. You’ll join the Enterprise Payments and Gift Card Team
, which sits at the core of Nordstrom’s checkout and post-purchase experience.

The platform processes millions of transactions and billions of dollars annually
, enabling seamless omnichannel payments, gift cards, refunds, and cancellations. This is a great opportunity to learn how large-scale, high-availability payment systems are built and operated in production.

• Develop and maintain backend services and APIs under guidance from senior engineers.
• Write clean, maintainable, and secure code for RESTful and event-driven systems.
• Collaborate on designs and understand how individual components fit into larger systems.
• Create and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, basic end-to-end).
• Monitor and help troubleshoot services using logs, metrics, and dashboards.
• Learn and follow engineering best practices and coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback.

• 1–2 years of experience in software development (or strong internships / projects).
• Solid understanding of:
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Data structures and basic algorithms
  • Experience with Java or another object-oriented language.
• Basic familiarity with:
  • REST APIs
  • Backend frameworks (e.g., Spring Boot)
  • Understanding of relational databases (Postgre
    
    SQL, MySQL).
  • Exposure to cloud concepts (AWS is a plus).
  • Willingness to learn CI/CD, monitoring, and distributed systems.

Direct Independent Contractor (Please read carefully)

This is an independent contractor opportunity based on a direct contractual relationship between Zoolatech and the individual service provider.

To facilitate this direct partnership, we engage with professionals who are registered and operate as a sole proprietorship, private entrepreneur, or an equivalent self-employment status in your country.

Please note, our model does not accommodate contracts through third-party intermediaries such as agencies, incubators, or umbrella companies. The essential requirement is your ability to enter into a service agreement and invoice Zoolatech directly. This is not an offer of direct employment.

Please note that only candidates whose profiles closely match our requirements will be contacted.

Entry level

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