Alma Career is a part of Alma Media, a digital service business and media company from Finland.
Inside Alma Career, our job and our mission are to create A better world of work for everyone, and we do that through our products, which have been improving the labour market for years now, by connecting employers and job seekers and offering solutions throughout the entire employee journey.
We are present in ten European countries, but although our reach is global, our heart is local, and we foster local authenticity in all our markets.
In Croatia, we`re best known for the MojPosao site, as well as for: MojaPlaća, HR Days conference, Pulser, Sezonac, and other products.

Currently, we are expanding one of our teams - a small one, but with a big impact. 😊

It is a focused engineering team, building foundational backend services used across the entire company. If you come to us, you’ll work closely with a tech lead and a product manager, with real ownership, minimal process overhead, and the opportunity to influence key architectural decisions. We’re looking for a skilled engineer who enjoys working across backend, infrastructure, and occasional frontend — and who wants to play a central role in shaping our internal platforms.

You will participate in technical ownership of our core Taxonomy system — a structured data layer that organizes code books, professions, and related metadata used across multiple products. Your responsibility will be its data model, consistency, integrations, long term evolution, and ensuring it remains reliable and easy to extend.

Does this sound interesting to you? Keep reading 😉

What will be your job

You will help design and implement the core services that define and govern shared taxonomies across the organization.
Your work will focus on building a unified system for structured classifications and metadata, ensuring consistency, versioning, and reliable data integration across dependent systems.
The team also contribute to our Privacy components and to event-driven backend systems built on event sourcing, Kafka communication, and clear domain boundaries (DDD, Righting Software). Your work will include internal APIs (JSON: API, JSON-RPC, MCP), developer-focused tooling, internal admin and maintenance UIs, and introducing AI-assisted workflows where it makes sense.
Our services run on Kubernetes (AWS EKS) with GitOps delivery via Argo CD.

Tech stack you will use (or develop expertise in)

Language: F# (idiomatic Result/AsyncResult/Option), or experience with TypeScript or PHP (functional paradigm welcomed)
Architecture: DDD, event sourcing
Infrastructure: AWS (CDK), Kubernetes (EKS), Helm
Delivery: GitOps (Argo CD)
Messaging: Kafka
APIs: JSON: API, JSON RPC, MCP
Lightweight frontend: React, TypeScript (composing existing components)

If you want a clearer picture of our work, feel free to check out our OSS F# library

How do we imagine you

We’re looking for an engineer who can take ownership of key platform components and contribute across backend, infrastructure, and occasional frontend. You should bring your experience in backend system design and development, along with strong analytical skills for working with data models, taxonomies, hierarchical structures, and metadata systems. You’ll be most successful in this role if you're comfortable operating in complex domains, thinking at a systems level, and continuously learning.

You’ll thrive here if you have experience with:

Kubernetes and AWS in real production environments
API design & integrations (JSON: API, JSON RPC, MCP)
Frontend basics — especially JS/React for internal tools
Languages : F#, TypeScript, or PHP (ideally with a functional mindset)
Architectural concepts : DDD, event sourcing, distributed systems
Developer experience & internal tooling , with interest in improving workflows
AI assisted development , or curiosity to adopt it

We value people who think in terms of systems rather than tasks, enjoy solving complex problems, and bring a sense of humour to the team — Red Dwarf references welcome.

Why will you enjoy working with us

Real ownership of a core system that impacts the entire company
A modern stack and the ability to influence architecture and long term direction of taxonomy and Privacy components
A stable environment within a larger organization, but working in a small, effective team
Space to learn, experiment, and collaborate directly with the product without middle layers
You’ll interact in English often thanks to our international environment

What this job is NOT about

A narrow “frontend only” or “backend only” position
A place with detailed task breakdowns handed to you every morning
A startup of 10 people — this is a stable, larger organization

What will make you happy with us

Impact & growth

Salary range of 2500–3200 € gross.
Professional development opportunities including specialized trainings, courses, and international conferences.
A truly international environment where you collaborate with colleagues from different countries and cultures.

Time & flexibility

A hybrid work model that supports both productivity and work–life balance.
Monthly meal contributions, plus additional occasional payments and a referral bonus.

Health & wellbeing

Additional health insurance to support your long term wellbeing.
Subsidy for sports activities — choose between Multisport, Gyms4You, or join us in the B2B Run.

Everyday perks

A friendly, cozy work environment with open communication and excellent working conditions.
Daily fresh fruits, a dedicated coffee corner, and a wide selection of teas.
We love celebrating — expect fun “holidays” like Nutella Day, Ice Cream Day, Popcorn Day, Chocolate Day, and many more opportunities to gather and enjoy time together 😉

And what truly makes the difference

It’s the people.
At Alma Career, you’ll find a friendly and respectful culture where you can be yourself.
We care about meaningful work — what we build helps shape the world of work for millions of people.
And we believe growth happens together : by sharing ideas, challenging each other, and supporting one another.

Senior Engineer - F# powered distributed systems on Kubernetes (m/f)