Backend Engineer (Scala) - Identity & Access Management

About the role

METRO.digital, the digital arm of METRO, one of the world's leading wholesale food companies, is hiring a Backend Engineer (Scala) for its Identity and Access Management (IDAM) squad within the Cyber Security platform. The engineer designs, builds and maintains high-performance Scala services that govern access across the global retail organisation, running on Kubernetes and PostgreSQL. The role is also open to candidates based in Brasov and Cluj.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain Scala-based backend services for identity governance, provisioning workflows and access management logic
• Implement and evolve core platform capabilities such as role assignments, entitlement management and lifecycle automation
• Work on PostgreSQL data persistence layers, ensuring correctness, performance and resilience
• Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes, contributing to reliability, observability and on-call readiness
• Take part in code reviews, technical design discussions and architecture decisions
• 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 profile

• 5+ years of experience with good knowledge of Java/Scala
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Security mindset and interest in microservices
• Nice to have: hands-on experience with secure authentication and authorisation (JWT, OAuth2, OIDC, RBAC)

Required skills

• Java/Scala (5+ years)
• Docker and Kubernetes, including automated testing and deployment pipelines
• Cloud platforms, preferably Google Cloud Platform, and infrastructure as code (Terraform)
• PostgreSQL; SQL and NoSQL databases
• Nice to have: Datadog, Play Framework, Kafka, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

What we offer

• Hybrid and agile work in a flexible, multicultural environment
• Individual and company-wide training and development programmes
• Support for personal and professional growth