Tech Lead / Architect (Java)

Project Description:

Modernization project of core business systems for a large US financial institution.

Responsibilities:

• We are looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead who can help to perform migration of client platform:
• Quickly onboard to Customer's processes
• Develop new features in Java and Kotlin for Spring Boot Microservices, as well as maintain existing ones
• Improve Personalized Search
• Modernize Data Ingestion for faster searching and indexing
• Ensure Cloud Readiness and integration of Azure APIM and Gateway
• Collaborate with other teams and client to find the best solutions
• Lead dev teams

Mandatory Skills Description:

• Readiness to work until 8.00 pm CET;
• English - B2 or higher;
• Must have: Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, Gradle;
• At least 1 year of Team Lead, Tech Lead or Architect experience
• At least 5 years of work experience including enterprise backend system design experience;
• Strong knowledge of Java/Kotlin language, familiar with Spring/SpringBoot;
• Deep understanding of enterprise application architecture patterns;
• Hands on experience with AZURE (preferably Azure AI Search) and knowledge of cloud architecture patterns;
• Experience with distributed systems;
• An experience with Elasticsearch;
• Good knowledge of SQL;
• Familiar with microservice architecture patterns;
• Familiar with Containers and Orchestration Systems (Kubernetes/PKS/OpenShift);
• Experience with PostgreSQL;
• Adoption of Agile and DevOps culture;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice-to-Have Skills Description:

• Experience of work in distributed teams, with US customers
• Experience of work with search platforms;
• E-commerce background;
• An experience with Hazelcast;
• An experience with Spring Cloud;

Languages:

• English: B2 Upper Intermediate