Java Technical Lead

Python
Role description: As a Java Technical Lead, you will take full technical ownership of the solutions your team delivers — defining engineering standards, guiding architectural decisions, and mentoring developers while remaining hands-on in the code. You will collaborate closely with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality, scalable, and reliable systems that follow modern best practices.

Responsibilities:

Design scalable solutions: Develop and maintain Java-based backend applications and microservices with a focus on performance and reliability

Provide technical leadership: Drive key architectural decisions and guide the technical direction of the team, ensuring alignment with engineering standards

Deliver high-quality code: Implement applications following clean code principles, testing best practices, and performance optimization guidelines

Support modern deployment practices: Work closely with DevOps to containerize and deploy applications and integrate CI/CD pipelines

Leverage event-driven architecture: Build robust, asynchronous systems using messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka)

Optimize data interactions: Design and maintain efficient relational database integrations that ensure data integrity and responsiveness

Ensure engineering quality: Perform code reviews and provide technical feedback to maintain consistency, reliability, and best practices across the codebase

Mentor and support developers: Guide team members at different seniority levels, fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement Must have:

- 7+ years of experience in backend software development using Java 8+

Strong proficiency with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem

Hands-on experience designing and implementing RESTful microservices

Proficiency in SQL and working with relational databases

Working knowledge of Apache Kafka or similar messaging platforms

Strong understanding of asynchronous programming, message-driven systems, and distributed systems

Good understanding of Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes

Experience with Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Run, GitOps

Familiarity with Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools

Experience with Git and Agile development practices

Prior experience acting as a Technical Lead

strong English communication skills (German is a plus)

Nice to have:

Experience with performance tuning and monitoring Java applications

Knowledge of security best practices in backend development

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