Experienced Backend Developer to DWD Savings Self-service team (Java, Spring Boot, Kafka)

Job ID: 5323

Would you like to participate in reaching Nordea’s 2030 strategy within the Digital space of the Savings & Investment area?

We are looking for an experienced backend developer to join the Savings Self-service Engineering team in Copenhagen. If you have several years of experience writing high quality Java/Spring Boot solutions and thrive in an Agile-fast paced environment, then read on!

Nordea is a place where traditions meet tomorrow. We’re not just a bank; we’re a tech employer on a mission to evolve finance securely and responsibly. Together, we impact millions of people’s daily lives by ensuring they can access our solutions anytime, anywhere, while safeguarding their personal data and wealth. Join us in making an impact on the banking industry.

About our team

We are working close together with our colleagues in Group Digital. We are situated in the Nordic, Poland and Mumbai. This position is based in Copenhagen.

We add value by providing various financial services such as pension management, security trading and more for both private customers and businesses within Nordea’s netbank.

Our products enable customers to manage & invest pension & free assets into financial markets by trading stocks, bonds, ETF´s and other financial instruments. We track performance on portfolios, provide insight to financial markets, giving online advice and guidance, allowing customers to set goals and order the products they need. You will be able to work on a large technology stack where primary elements are Java(20+), latest Spring Boot, JPA and Kafka solutions together with a dedicated team of developers in our HQ (Metro) in Copenhagen.

What you’ll be doing

• Work with latest Java technologies with integrations to legacy systems, domain API´s, Kafka topics, databases and 3th party suppliers.
• Working close with dedicated and skilled business experts and enjoy the support of great colleagues with many years of experience developing financial services.
• Work with the development stages, from design to production. Also operation and support tasks will occur inside normal working hours.
• Act as a technical sparring partner not only within team but also within the whole DW area.
• We take full responsibility for what we develop and run., So maintaining existing code base, keeping it in a good shape and up to date, is also essential part of your work.

Who you are

To succeed in this role, we believe that you are:

• A highly technical person with some interest in Financial industry
• Enthusiastic about your work
• Self-driven, structured and engaged
• A team player
• Willing to learn.

Your background and skills include:

• 8+ years of experience working in backend engineering, with expert knowledge of Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, JPA
• A understanding of GIT, Jenkins, CI/CD, OAuth2, MSSQL, Unit testing and the ecosystem around microservices

It would be ideal if you also:

• Experience working with Angular, Wicket, Elasticsearch
• Know/use IntelliJ, GitHub Copilot

What we offer

Collaboration. Ownership. Passion. Courage. These are the values that guide us in how we work and how we make decisions – and that we imagine you share with us.

People are driven by many different factors. For some, it’s to take their career to the next level. For others, it’s to break new ground within their area of expertise – in other words, with us, you will always move forward.

A culture that fosters performance and growth in one of the largest Nordic banks, offering various opportunities to evolve, develop and learn from brilliant colleagues with diverse backgrounds in a vibrant working environment.

Hybrid working model – we believe in the value of bringing people together and at the same time we embrace the freedom of flexibility.

Diversity and inclusion are a natural part of our daily work. We know that an inclusive workplace is a sustainable one. We genuinely believe that our diverse backgrounds, experiences, characteristics and traits make us stronger together. Every day we strive to find new ways to improve diversity and inclusion within our community e.g. we have signed the European Diversity Charters in the countries where we operate to show our commitment and engage with others to continue learning and improving.

If this sounds like you, get in touch!

Next steps

Submit your application no later than 11/10/2026.

For more information, you’re welcome to contact Jeppe Valdemar Schou-Larsen [email protected]

We enable dreams and aspirations for a greater good.

We build relationships. We add a personal touch to everything we do – when advising our customers, collaborating with colleagues, and meeting our potential candidates.

We learn and develop. We take pride in being experts and thinking ahead. We use our expertise to meet our customers’ needs, from the simplest to the most complex. We bring a growth mindset to our work that enables us to focus on a broader perspective in our daily challenges.

We lead change. We are responsible and aware of the impact of our decisions, both for our customers and for our local and global communities. Mindful of our responsibility towards current and future generations, we have made sustainability an integrated part of our business strategy.

We are Nordea. We have a 200-year history of supporting and growing the Nordic economies and our values are deeply rooted in these open, progressive and collaborative societies. As one of the biggest employers in the Nordics, Poland and Estonia, you have excellent opportunities to evolve, develop and move forward with us.