About Vailent & Vinmar
Vinmar is a global leader in the marketing and distribution of polymers and chemicals, operating in over 100 countries with more than 45 years of success.
Vailent is a subsidiary of Vinmar, created to reimagine how polymers are bought and sold. We’re building a technology-enabled B2B marketplace that gives buyers and sellers a faster, more transparent, and more efficient way to do business. Our platform is designed to empower Vinmar’s global network while transforming an industry that has seen little digital innovation.
About the Role
At Vailent, you’ll join a small, agile, and fully remote team with the backing and stability of a global parent company. We combine the autonomy of a startup with the reach of a world leader. You’ll find the freedom to own your work, the support of approachable leadership, and the opportunity to solve complex challenges that directly impact how an entire industry operates.
As a Full-Stack Engineer at Vailent, you’ll design and build applications that power our digital marketplace, from intuitive frontends to scalable backends. You’ll work across React, Java/Spring Boot, and AWS, while also exploring AI integrations that bring intelligence into our products. In this role, you’ll own critical parts of the software development lifecycle, mentor teammates, and help set engineering best practices in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.
What You’ll Do
- Full-stack development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable services in Java/Spring Boot and modern web interfaces in React.
- Architecture & API design: Create RESTful APIs, microservices, and system integrations that are secure, reliable, and high-performing.
- SDLC leadership: Own features from requirements gathering through design, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Cloud & infrastructure: Deploy and manage applications in AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, API Gateway, CloudWatch).
- DevOps & CI/CD: Build and maintain pipelines with GitHub/GitHub Actions, ensuring smooth automated deployments and testing.
- AI enablement: Collaborate with product and data teams to integrate AI/ML services (e.g., OpenAI, TensorFlow, AWS AI).
- Quality & security: Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and implement monitoring/performance optimization.
Why Join Us
- A culture that values technical excellence, ownership, and innovation.
- High impact, real ownership — Your work directly shapes the future of a global industry.
- Autonomy & trust — Freedom to own projects and make decisions.
- Team & culture — A collaborative environment where leadership is accessible, and people genuinely enjoy working together.
- Growth & learning — Opportunities to learn new skills, take on big challenges, and grow with a company on the rise.
- Flexibility — Remote-first culture with balance built in.
- Competitive compensation — Salary, benefits, and support for professional development.
Requirements
Hard Skills
- Java & Spring Boot: Expert-level experience in building backend systems and microservices.
- Frontend: Practical knowledge of React (and modern JS/TypeScript ecosystem), with a full-stack mindset.
- REST APIs & Microservices: Skilled at designing, documenting, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure APIs.
- AI Integration: Familiarity with AI/ML services and APIs, or awareness of how AI/ML can enhance applications.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Experience deploying and managing systems on AWS.
- VCS & CI/CD tools: Proficiency with GitHub, GitHub Actions, Jenkins (or equivalent); containerization with Docker/Kubernetes and automated testing frameworks.
Soft Skills
- Strong collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams (product, design, DevOps).
- Excellent communicator who can translate complex technical ideas for cross-functional audiences.
- Resourceful problem-solver with a “figure it out” mindset—able to work independently and drive solutions forward.
- Adaptable and proactive learner—keen to adopt new technologies and approaches.
- Demonstrates ownership and accountability toward work.
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Vinmar is a global marketing and distribution company that brings value to the world’s leading producers and users of plastics and chemicals through the supply of best in class products and tailored business solutions.
With over 40 years of experience and success, Vinmar has grown into one of the world’s largest plastics and chemicals marketing and distribution companies. The company has over 50 offices in more than 35 countries with sales in excess of 110 countries.
We have a truly global commercial footprint while providing our customers and partners the local intimacy they require and value. At the core of our business is our strict adherence to international compliance standards and Vinmar’s business ethics and code of conduct policy.
