Software Engineer

Job Description

About Liferay

Liferay, Inc. is a uniquely profitable B2B enterprise software company with 1,200 fiery-eyed employees all across Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. As a renowned provider of enterprise open source technologies, we have been recognized by Gartner for empowering businesses around the world to solve complex digital challenges. Liferay Experience Cloud is an all-in-one solution that unites our Liferay DXP and cloud platform capabilities with built-in analytics and B2B commerce functionality, reducing the time to market and allowing for accelerated innovation - serving notable customers across the globe such as Airbus, US Bank, Honda, and Desjardins.

But we dont just make awesome software, we are also fueled by a greater-than-profit vision. By building a vibrant business, making technology useful, and investing in communities, we make it possible for people to reach their full potential to serve others. We give our employees five days off to volunteer at charities theyre excited about, and Liferay donates 10 PERCENT of our profits to charities around the world. Oh, were also self-funded which gives us the freedom to work on whatever we think brings the most value to customers and communities in the long run

About You and this Role

Are you passionate about developing great software? Do you feel proud when you help create a product that many people use? Do you consider yourself to be a good developer? Do you enjoy working in a multidisciplinary and diverse team? You always wanted to work in open source for a living? If so, this might be your dream job. We are looking for a profile with passion for software development and web technologies.

Key Objectives

• Work in a long-term software product. Building strong foundations, without being constrained by frequent deadlines, delivering the best possible solution and iterating them.
• Work in an open source distributed company with strong ethical values, sharp vision, in an international environment.
• Design and implement new features and frameworks for the Liferay Platform and other Liferay products. Your software will be used by thousands of developers and end users around the world.
• Write high quality and maintainable code. Keeping technical debt under control.
• Participate in peer review processes, growing along with your teammates. Suggest improvements and be humble enough to accept suggestions. Everyone learns from everyone, no matter how brilliant you are.
• Use Git and GitHub on a daily basis: branches, merges, rebases, pull-requests, etc.
• Work closely with UX Designers and Product Managers to implement the shared vision.

Required Qualifications

• 35 years of professional experience in software development.
• Strong proficiency in Java, SQL, and ORM frameworks.
• Familiarity with frontend integration (JSP/Freemarker, JS/React).
• Experience writing unit and integration tests (JUnit, Arquillian, or similar).
• Proficiency with Git and collaborative workflows (PRs, rebases, code reviews).
• Comfortable working in English and Italian, written and spoken.
• Team-oriented, proactive, and committed to continuous learning.
• Its a big plus if youre a contributor to open source, hackathons, meetups or whatever related to coding.
• Self-starter, quick learner, self-motivated, proactive beyond your duty.
• Good team player. Youll be part of the Liferay family and this is important for us.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to code quality.
• Hybrid role with presence required at our offices in Vimercate (Monza) or Cagnano (Foggia).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Liferay DXP 7.x (Commerce modules is a strong plus).
• Previous experience in working on an e-commerce platform.
• Knowledge of Docker and containerized development.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Ability to write clear technical documentation.
• Agile methodology experience.

What We Offer

• Salary package with competitive benefits according to qualifications and experience.
• Hybrid work model: we operate a hybrid work model, requiring employees to be present in the office at least two days per week (Tuesday and Thursday).
• Opportunities to take responsibility, grow professionally, and Stay Nerdy.
• A positive and collaborative work culture.
• Check out what employees say about us on Glassdoor.
• Working at a leading open-source company.

Equal Opportunities Employer - Statement

Liferay is committed to the equal treatment of all candidates, customers and employees and to fostering a culture of dignity at work. Our operating procedure provides for equal opportunities in recruitment and employment with the aim to eliminate discrimination against any job applicant or employee on the basis of race, age, sexual orientation, gender, religion or beliefs, marital or civil partnerships status, family or dependency status, disability, pregnancy and maternity or membership of a traveling community.

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