Freelance Backend Developer (Java) – Digital Products - VRT377681

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Freelance Backend Developer (Java) – Digital Products Brussels, Belgium: Start: June 2026 | Long-term freelance assignment Full-time | Hybrid (2 days onsite + remote) About the Role: Join a leading media organization and help shape the digital experience of millions of users. As a Backend Developer , you will contribute to the systems behind widely used digital platforms, ensuring performance, scalability, and reliability. You'll be part of a dynamic product team responsible for critical services such as user authentication, profile management, and push notifications across multiple digital applications. Your Responsibilities: Take end-to-end ownership : from concept and development to testing and release Build and maintain high-quality, scalable backend systems Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and/or event-driven architectures Contribute to architecture decisions and best practices Work within a Scrum/Agile environment: Support CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and infrastructure as code Ensure code quality through testing (unit, integration, E2E) Collaborate closely with team members and share knowledge Tech Stack: Languages: Java (Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Data, Hibernat...