Senior Backend Engineer – Distributed Systems & AI Platform

Why SOFICO? At SOFICO, we’re shaping the future of mobility — and we’re doing it together. Our software, Miles, is a leading platform that enables companies worldwide to manage their leasing, fleet and mobility operations in one integrated system. Now we're expanding our Data & AI organisation and building the SOFICO AI Cloud , the platform underpinning the Miles Enterprise Agentic Platform. From our office in Ghent , we're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to help build the distributed workflow platform connecting our enterprise software with the next generation of AI-powered capabilities. You'll solve a particularly interesting engineering challenge: how do you make complex, long-running business processes continue reliably when services fail, networks go down or individual steps need to be retried? You'll use technologies such as Temporal, Java/Quarkus and Python to make these processes reliable, observable and scalable. What you'll do... Build reliable distributed workflows that coordinate business-critical processes across Miles and the SOFICO AI Cloud. Design systems that remain reliable when things go wrong, using techniques such as retries, idempotency, failure recovery and compensating actions . Develop integrations between our workflow platform, Java/Quarkus services, AI components and enterprise systems . Build strong testing, monitoring and observability around long-running business processes. Help shape the engineering standards and architecture of a new platform at the intersection of backend engineering, distributed systems and Agentic AI . What you bring... Strong professional experience in backend software engineering , ideally with Java or another modern backend language. Experience building distributed, asynchronous or event-driven systems in production. A good understanding of how to design reliable systems around failures, retries, state and transactions . Experience with microservices, APIs and automated testing . Earn bonus points for... Experience with Temporal, Camunda, Conductor, Azure Durable Functions or another workflow/orchestration technology . Experience with Java/Quarkus, Kafka, RabbitMQ or similar event-driven technologies . Experience with AI platforms, LangGraph, cloud platforms or enterprise/on-premise environments . What’s in it for you... Competitive salary package; Meal allowance provided per working day; Company car or mobility budget Fully covered private health insurance, so you can focus on what matters most; Hybrid working and flexible hours, giving you the freedom to shape your workday; A modern co-working space offering a comfortable working environment; From day one, you’ll be supported through a structured onboarding program, with guidance from a dedicated coach to help you get up to speed and grow in your role; And because strong teams go beyond day-to-day work, we regularly create opportunities to connect — from casual drinks to team activities and company-wide events. Ready to build the reliable workflow foundation behind the next generation of mobility software? Join SOFICO and let’s shape what’s next together!