Lead Java Developer

About 28Stone

28Stone is a global IT consulting and custom solutions firm specializing in capital markets technology and financial services software. We partner with leading financial institutions in the US and UK to design, build, and deliver high-performance systems that improve efficiency while reducing risk, cost, and time to market.

As a full-service technology partner, we support the full delivery lifecycle - from advisory and architecture to implementation, testing, and deployment.

At 28Stone, we foster a culture of learning, openness, and collaboration. Recognized with Top 1% Workplace Awards 2024 in the "Best Workplace for Talent Investment" category, we are always looking for motivated professionals eager to grow their careers while building impactful financial technology for global markets.

Your Impact Zone

• Perform system design (High /low), Workflow diagrams and participate in design review sessions
• Designing and writing clean and testable code
• Effectively collaborating with the project team
• Maintaining own productivity and aligning to project goals
• Actively contributing to technical solution definition
• Communicating with the client daily
  
  

Requirements

• At least 5+ years of hands-on experience in developing enterprise applications using Java
• Must have 5 plus years of Spring/Spring boot development experience
• Experience in Camel
• Threading/Concurrency, Collections, Exception Handling and other core java features
• Experience in writing REST, Microservice & APIs- including performance, security, and error handling aspects
• Good knowledge of SQL, entity relations (ORM) and writing queries
• Decent knowledge in protocols - http/https, SSL, TCP and others
• Good understanding of the CI/CD process
• Build tools - Maven / Gradle
• Version control - GIT (preferred) / SVN
• Good written and spoken English communication skills (Communicate with international clients and colleagues)
• Ability to work in a team and independently
• Experience in mentorship, leading the teams and projects.
  
  

Considered an advantage

• Messaging experience (AMQ or Kafka)
• Knowledge of cloud (Azure) and containers (OpenShift or similar)
• Knowledge of Financial markets and Fixed income
• Experience of working with Kotlin
  
  

Benefits

Flexible Work

• Hybrid, remote, or office-based options, depending on location
• Work from our offices in Riga, Daugavpils, Leiria, or remotely from Latvia or Portugal
  
  

Learning & Growth

• Training budget
• Mentorship programs and tech communities
• Performance reviews and career growth opportunities
  
  

Team & Culture

• Social events, team building, and company-wide gatherings
• Loyalty rewards: gifts, referral bonuses
  
  

Extra Perks by Location

• Latvia: Health and wellness support (insurance, mental health programs, sports/fitness perks), paid mobile bills, sports community
• Portugal: Coverflex benefits (education, childcare, sports), free parking
  
  

Compensation

Latvia: 4,500 - 6,000 EUR Monthly Gross

Portugal: 54,000 - 72,000 EUR Annual Gross

We are flexible and use an individual approach with each candidate we meet, so we invite you to apply even if you do not meet some of the listed requirements.

Only candidates who have the right to work in Latvia or Portugal are considered for this position.

The mentioned remuneration may vary depending on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience.