TL;DR

Lead Java Engineer (Java): Engineering high-load, real-time interactive entertainment platforms with an accent on microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and performance optimization. Focus on designing scalable solutions, driving engineering standards, and ensuring system reliability under high user engagement.

Location: Remote (Ukraine)

Company

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What you will do

Write highly testable, automatable, and performant code over the whole SDLC.
Develop products, deliver features and updates according to the product roadmap.
Develop and review feature design documents.
Drive agile activities including daily meetings, planning, and retrospectives.
Set engineering standards in the team and help other team members adopt them.
Perform line manager responsibilities for team professional and career development.

Requirements

Solid background in designing and developing solutions using best practices and patterns.
Hands-on experience with microservice, serverless, and event-driven architectural styles on commercial projects.
Highly proficient in Java, able to produce secure and optimized software.
Experience with web protocols (HTTP, WebSockets), message brokers (Kafka, SQS, or similar), non-relational databases (DynamoDB, Cassandra, or similar), and caching systems (Redis, Memcached, or similar).
Experience with AWS platform (S3, Lambda, Cognito, etc.), Docker, and Kubernetes.
Experience with Spring Boot framework.
In-depth proficiency with unit and integration testing frameworks.
Experience with performance analysis and tuning on application and database level.
Proven experience in driving quality improvements for design and implementation decisions within a team.

Nice to have

Experience with WebRTC.
Experience with video streaming.
Experience with streaming analytics (Apache Flink, or similar).

Culture & Benefits

Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment.
Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise.
Tailored learning: Boost skills with internal events, Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications.
Explore diverse domains through internal mobility to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies.
Enjoy radical flexibility – work remotely or from an office.
Company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations.