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Why This Job Is Exciting You'll be part of a talented team solving real-world challenges at the intersection of biometrics and identity management. Our development culture values clean architecture, quality code, strong ownership, and meaningful work. Innovatrics is an EU-based, independent provider of biometric software trusted by governments and enterprises across 80+ countries. With a track record of top rankings in global benchmark evaluations and over a billion people processed using our technology, we build the kind of software that genuinely matters — making digital identities secure, reliable, and accessible worldwide. AI Disclaimer : We are an AI-positive company — we embrace AI tools and actively explore how they can make our work smarter and faster. At the same time, we believe that great software is still built by great engineers. We expect our people to leverage AI to its full potential while bringing the expertise and judgment needed to critically evaluate its outputs, catch what it misses, and make sound decisions based on real understanding. That's why we invest both time and money into training and upskilling our engineers — helping them transform and grow alongside this technology. We see it as a win-win: it's good for their careers and good for us as a company. In your first months, you’ll... Get hands-on with our technical infrastructure, architecture, and workflows written in Java and Kotlin Start building relationships across teams and functions Deliver small bug fixes and enhancements to help you become familiar with the system. As you settle into the role, you’ll... Contribute actively to the development and optimization of team’s components. Participate in the design of new features and API improvements. Collaborate with engineers across teams to ensure high performance, scalability, and clean architecture. Within your first year, you’ll... Lead technical discussions and implement complex features Mentor junior engineers and help shape coding standards and best practices. Influence long-term technical strategy and continuously improve our stack What You’ll Help Build At Innovatrics, we build biometric technologies for elections, border control, digital ID, and secure onboarding in 80+ countries. Our algorithms have reached over a billion people.  Your work here won’t get lost in a backlog; it’ll shape real-world systems that matter.  We’re a small team, so your ideas ship fast. From day one, you’ll build production features and shape global-scale projects within weeks. Working Hours & Location Required locations: Bratislava office Hybrid - 2 days in-office / 3 days remote Requirements About you You are an experienced Java or Kotlin software engineer (prior Kotlin experience is a plus, but not required — we’ll help you get up to speed!). You’re someone who thrives in a culture of ownership, autonomy, and continuous improvement. You are: Proficient in backend software engineering, ideally with experience in distributed systems and API design. Comfortable working independently and collaboratively on challenging problems. A team player who values humor, openness, and thoughtful communication. Qualifications Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand complex systems and explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Proven experience in backend development using Java and/or Kotlin, ideally with knowledge of gRPC, REST API, and distributed systems. Understanding of multi-threading and parallel programming, with experience of debugging concurrent systems. Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross-functional teams, code reviews, and agile development environments. Proactive and independent, with a high sense of ownership and a willingness to mentor others and continuously improve coding standards and team practices.