Sr. Backend Java Developer

Our client creates powerful digital experiences for brands by combining data-driven intelligence, strategic creativity, and cutting-edge technology. They deliver AI-powered insights, immersive UX/UI and digital products, and integrated platforms to help brands engage users, optimize performance, and drive measurable growth. As a Senior Backend Java Developer, you’ll be an integral part of a collaborative team.
Your expertise will help guide the team, elevate our work, and ensure every user interaction is seamless, engaging, and inclusive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Working closely with the Project Management team to create accurate project plans and proposals, manage project risks, and ensure we deliver on time throughout our projects. 

• Creation of solution designs, technical specifications, coding standards, and other project documentation as required. 

• Collaborate on key technical decisions for each project with the wider team (PM, QA, Front-End, DevOps, Solution Architecture, Business Analysts). 

• Working with Operations to allocate team members to suitable tasks and projects. 

• Create and champion coding standards and ensure our code is review. 

• Work closely with our tech teams, ensuring they understand our approach and solutions. 

• Keep abreast of the latest technology trends and innovation to ensure we are delivering our solution in the most effective way. 

Technical Skill Requirements:

• 9+ year of commercial development experience. 

• Proven track record of development experience working on complex technical projects in high-performant delivery environments. 

• Ability to work across multiple projects and workstreams, with teams of different scale and skillset. 

• Demonstrable experience working with Internet, Enterprise Java, and Web technologies including popular Content Management Systems, Open-Source frameworks, and tools. 

• Multi-project commercial experience with relevant tools such as >Java8/11/17.

• (OpenJDK), Docker, Kubernetes, Maven, Jenkins, NVM, RESTful APIs, ActiveMQ or similar. 

• Understanding of enterprise architecture design patterns and ability to plan solutions using them. 

• Authentication with third party services and API’s.  

• Ability to analyse, profile and refactor code and processes to improve quality and performance. 

• Excellent working knowledge of different data store technologies i.e: MongoDB, DocDB, MySQL, Redis.

• At least Upper intermediate English level

Soft-Requirements:

• Experience with modern CI/CD workflows.

• Experience with Linux based systems and associated tools (e.g., RedHat, CentOS). 

• Knowledge of common development best practices (e.g., TDD, Agile). 

• 4+ years hands on Spring/Hibernate experience. 

• Ability to quickly understand and code for a large, complex technical architecture. 

• Experience of developing and deploying large web-based applications. 

• Experience of managing and coding simultaneous projects with complex interdependencies. 

• Understanding of the project management processes involved in website/portal development. 

• Ability to multitask across projects and demonstrate flexibility to changing priorities. 

• Experience of scoping large technical projects with a high level of accuracy. 

• Experience using task management tools such as Trac, Jira, TestRail. 

• Exposure to current AWS practices.

What We Offer

• Long-term employment with competitive compensation, based on experience.

• Possibility to work remotely.

• An open, transparent and fun work culture.

• Multi-national team and collaborative work environment.

• Continuous knowledge sharing with engaged co-workers.

• Career and professional growth opportunities.