Associate, Software Developer Full Stack - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Sofia)

About this position

The summary below is published by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the official vacancy notice. Our own analysis — salary realism, comparable openings, career trajectory, language profile — follows further down the page.

Key responsibilities

According to the vacancy notice, the role centres on the following duties:

• Design, implement, and maintain backend domain microservices using Java 21 and Spring Boot
• Build and enhance Angular single-page applications for the Internal, Client, Participant, and Public portals
• Implement and document RESTful APIs following OpenAPI/Swagger standards; contribute to API-first design reviews
• Work with the Azure data tier: Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Blob Storage, and Cosmos DB
• Write and maintain Liquibase database migrations; ensure schema safety across environments
• Author unit, integration, and contract tests (JUnit 5, Spring Boot Test, Pact) and maintain coverage gates
• Containerise services with Docker and support deployment on AKS via Helm charts and CI/CD pipelines
• Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and threat-modelling sessions

Are you eligible?

Check these requirements from the notice before investing time in an application:

• Key skills: Java 21+ with modern features (records, sealed classes, pattern matching, virtual threads), Spring Boot 3.x+ (REST controllers, JPA/Hibernate, validation, actuator, autoconfiguration), RESTful API design (OpenAPI 3 / Swagger), Azure Database for PostgreSQL (JDBC, JPA mappings, PostgreSQL SQL dialect), Multi-module Gradle builds (buildSrc convention plugins, version catalogues), JUnit 5, Spring Boot Test, Mockito, Git (branching strategies, pull-request-based workflow, code review), Angular 21 (components, services, reactive forms, RxJS, signals, Angular Router, lazy loading), TypeScript (strict mode, interfaces, generics, decorators), HttpClient, error handling, interceptors

Contract and working arrangements

Contract duration: 3 years.

Working arrangements: Hybrid and flexible working arrangements with minimum 3 days a week in person.

Hiring unit: Information Technology.

Position overview

This is the official EU Careers listing for Associate, Software Developer Full Stack at EBRD based in Sofia.

Requisition ID 36613 Office Country Bulgaria Office City Sofia Division Information Technology Contract Type Fixed Term Contract Length 3 years Posting End Date 27/07/2026

About the platform

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is building a next-generation Client-Led Procurement (CLP) platform hosted on Microsoft Azure. The platform digitises procurement workflows across bankers (internal), clients, and external participants through four dedicated Angular portals backed by a microservices backend on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The architecture follows a strict Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) pattern: an API Management ingress layer, persona-specific BFF composer services, and independently deployable domain services.

What You’ll Do

As an Associate Full Stack Developer you will contribute to both the frontend Angular portals and the backend Spring Boot microservices that power the CLP platform. You will work within a cross-functional Agile team, taking features from specification through design, implementation, testing, and deployment on AKS. The role spans the full stack across all services on the platform.Key responsabilities

* Design, implement, and maintain backend domain microservices using Java 21 and Spring Boot. * Build and enhance Angular single-page applications for the Internal, Client, Participant, and Public portals. * Implement and document RESTful APIs following OpenAPI/Swagger standards; contribute to API-first design reviews. * Work with the Azure data tier: Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Azure Blob Storage, and Cosmos DB. * Write and maintain Liquibase database migrations; ensure schema safety across environments. * Author unit, integration, and contract tests (JUnit 5, Spring Boot Test, Pact) and maintain coverage gates. * Containerise services with Docker and support deployment on AKS via Helm charts and CI/CD pipelines. * Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and threat-modelling sessions. * Contribute to observability: structured logging (Logback/Logstash), distributed tracing (Application Insights), and SLO dashboards. * Operate within EBRD engineering standards including SonarQube quality gates, SAST/DAST scanning, and branch policies.

Need to Have — Your Essentials

Backend — Java / Spring Boot

* Java 21+:proficient in modern Java features — records, sealed classes, pattern matching, virtual threads * Spring Boot 3.x+:REST controllers, JPA/Hibernate, validation, actuator, autoconfiguration * RESTful API design:OpenAPI 3 / Swagger; resource modelling, versioning, error contracts * Azure Database for PostgreSQL:JDBC, JPA mappings, PostgreSQL SQL dialect, index-aware query design * Multi-module Gradle builds:buildSrc convention plugins, version catalogues (libs.versions.toml) * Testing:JUnit 5, Spring Boot Test (@SpringBootTest, @DataJpaTest), Mockito; targeting 80 %+ coverage * Git:branching strategies, pull-request-based workflow, code review

Frontend — Angular / TypeScript

* Angular 21:components, services, reactive forms, RxJS, signals, Angular Router, lazy loading * TypeScript:strict mode, interfaces, generics, decorators * REST API consumption:HttpClient, error handling, interceptors, environment configuration * HTML5 / CSS3:responsive layouts, WCAG accessibility awareness * State management:NgRx or equivalent reactive state pattern

Cloud & Platform

* Microsoft Azure:working knowledge of AKS, Azure Storage, Azure Database for PostgreSQL, Key Vault, and Managed Identity concepts * Docker:Dockerfile authoring, multi-stage builds, container image best practices * CI/CD:experience with any major pipeline tool (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins); automated build → test → deploy flow * Observability basics:structured logging, correlation IDs, health endpoints (Spring Actuator)

Architecture & Ways of Working

* Microservices / SOA:service decomposition, bounded contexts, API contracts between services * Security awareness:OAuth 2.0 / OIDC fundamentals, token validation, least-privilege data access * Agile / Scrum:sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, Definition of Done * Code quality:SOLID principles, clean code, peer review, static analysis

Nice to Have

The following skills are advantageous but not required at hire; you will develop many of them on the job.

Azure Platform (Advanced)

* Azure Blob Storage — SAS token issuance, lifecycle policies, blob versioning * Azure Service Bus — AMQP messaging, topics/subscriptions, dead-letter queues, idempotent consumers * Azure API Management (APIM) — inbound/outbound policy authoring, JWT validation, rate limiting, CORS * Azure Entra ID / B2C — OIDC flows, custom policies, app roles, SCIM provisioning * Azure Application Insights / Monitor — distributed tracing, workbooks, alert rules * Azure Front Door / Application Gateway / WAF

Kubernetes & Infrastructure

* AKS — pod lifecycle, HPA, PodDisruptionBudgets, namespace isolation * Helm — chart authoring, values overrides, release management * Workload Identity / Managed Identity on AKS — federated credential binding, RBAC scoping * Terraform — IaC for Azure resources, state management, module patterns

Data & Integration

* Cosmos DB — SQL API or MongoDB API, partition key design, RU/s governance * Liquibase — changeset authoring, rollback strategies, multi-environment safety * GraphQL — schema design, query/mutation authoring, Apollo or Spring GraphQL * Azure Application Insights — distributed tracing, dependency tracking, performance monitoring, and alerting

Workflow & Quality Engineering

* Camunda 7 or 8 — BPMN modelling, external task workers, compensation patterns * Contract testing — Pact (consumer-driven), provider verification in CI * SonarQube / Jacoco — quality gate configuration, branch/PR analysis * SAST / DAST / dependency scanning — integration in CI pipelines

Why You’ll Love This Role

* Exposure to a modern, greenfield Azure-native platform built from first principles. * Work across the full stack — Angular portals, Spring Boot domain services, AKS, and Azure data services. * Collaborative, high-trust engineering culture with strong code-review and architecture practices.

What is it like to work at the EBRD? / About EBRD

Our agile and innovative approach is what makes life at the EBRD a unique experience! You will be part of a pioneering and diverse international organisation, and use your talents to make a real difference to people's lives and help shape the future of the regions we invest in.

At EBRD, our Values – Inclusiveness, Innovation, Trust, and Responsibility – are at the heart of how we work. We bring these to life through our Workplace Behaviours: listening well and speaking up, collaborating smartly, acting decisively with full commitment, and simplifying to amplify our impact. These principles shape our culture and define our success. We seek individuals who not only share these values but are also committed to embedding them in their daily work, fostering a positive and high-performing environment.

The EBRD environment provides you with:

* Varied, stimulating and engaging work that gives you an opportunity to interact with a wide range of experts in the financial, political, public and private sectors across the regions we invest in. * A working culture that embraces inclusion and celebrates diversity. Our workforce reflects a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, bringing fresh ideas, energy, and innovation and enhancing our ability to serve our clients, shareholders, and counterparties effectively. * We offer hybrid and flexible working arrangements and believe we operate at our best when collaborating 3 days a week in person (minimum).

* An environment that places sustainability, equality and digital transformation at the heart of what we do. * A workplace that prioritises employee wellbeing and provides a comprehensive suite of competitive benefits.

Diversity is one of the Bank’s core values which are at the heart of everything it does. As such, the EBRD seeks to ensure that everyone is treated with respect and given equal opportunities and works in an inclusive environment. The EBRD encourages all qualified candidates who are nationals of the EBRD member countries to apply regardless of their racial, ethnic, religious and cultural background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socio-economic background or disability.

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications received, we regret to inform you that we are unable to provide detailed feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted (for further consideration).

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Application timeline

This vacancy was first listed on 13 July 2026, today.

The application deadline is 27 July 2026, 13 days from today. Late applications are not accepted, so submit through the official EU Careers portal well in advance.

Last verified against the EU Careers feed on 13 July 2026.

Where to learn more

For headcount, mission, and other open vacancies at EBRD see the EBRD institution page; for the cost of living, correction coefficient, and other postings in Sofia see our Sofia location page.

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