Java Technical Lead

Java Technical Lead

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned engineer able to make us better at designing and building. We found out that the best way to build a long-lasting product is to have a group of very competent engineers that exchange ideas, work together and complement each other.

You need to be able to do system design as well as low level coding.

The ideal colleague understands the pitfalls of distributed systems and has very good knowledge of technologies as Kafka, JMS (MQ specifically), REST APIs, Relational Databases. We found that Spring has proven itself a debilitating crutch, thus we are looking for somebody that understands Spring but is also able to integrate with the aforementioned technologies outside of any particular framework.

You need to be able to come with creative solutions and brings arguments for those solutions but also listen to feedback and incorporate it within your solution when it proves to bring benefits. You are able to support your ideas to different kind of stakeholders, technical or business, as well as guide other colleagues in implementing the solution. We do believe in walking the talk, so you need to be able to implement your own solutions, sometimes you will have all the necessary knowledge, sometimes you will need to improve on your knowledge to be able to do so.

For you to be that colleague you would need the following skills:

• Good experience with Java (min. 7 years)
• Ability to design and build distributed systems / microservices in a resilient, reliable way with low latency
• Ability to test your application through and out
• Knowledge of working with OpenShift/Kubernetes or other containerization products
• Willingness to share your experience and explain your technical decisions to less experience engineers or non-technical colleagues
• Have a DevOps/SRE approach when designing/building the applications
• Willingness to learn what you don’t know from your colleagues or on your own
• Working knowledge with relational databases

We would really love you knew:

• Kafka
• MQ
• REST
• GCP
• BDD
• OpenAPI
• NoSQL Datastores
• Gradle

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build microservices
• Guide other colleagues through the implementation process
• Build automation tests
• Deploy applications through the environments all the way into Production
• Be on call for Production Incidents
• Shape the future of our technology stack and applying it innovatively to solve complex problems.
• Promoting a DevOps/SRE culture and modern toolchains to support continuous delivery.

What we offer

• A rewarding work: we offer a purpose, a competitive income and promotions based on performance
• Managers that empower your ideas and your decision-making abilities. You’re encouraged to show your good vibe, determination, and open mindedness
• A professional, passionate, driven, but at the same time fun workplace. It is also flexible, including Work from Home opportunities]
• The better you feel, the better you work. We nurture you with highly modern office that includes plenty of fun and relaxing areas to boost your creativity. We also facilitate copiously retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, employee sport clubs, workshops & more.