[Hiring] Senior Java Developer @Softeq

Role Description

• Feature development — design, implement, and integrate new functionality using Java 17–21 and the Spring ecosystem; participate in architectural discussions and code reviews;
• Application support & maintenance — provide ongoing support, troubleshoot production issues, and fix bugs to ensure high availability and stable performance;
• Cloud deployment — manage deployment, configuration, and hosting of applications on AWS infrastructure; contribute to infrastructure improvements;
• Data persistence — handle database interactions, schema design, and query optimization using MySQL and Hibernate ORM;
• Build management — use Gradle and Maven for dependency management and build automation;
• Technical ownership — contribute to architectural decisions, propose and evaluate technical solutions, and drive continuous improvement of the codebase.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of commercial Java development experience;
• Deep knowledge of Java 17–21 (records, sealed classes, virtual threads, pattern matching);
• Strong command of the Spring ecosystem — Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security;
• Experience with relational databases (MySQL), query optimization, and Hibernate / JPA;
• Solid AWS experience — EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, CloudWatch or equivalent services;
• Proficiency with Gradle and/or Maven;
• Strong understanding of REST API design and microservices architecture;
• Experience writing clean, testable code with unit and integration tests (JUnit, Mockito);
• Confident reading and reviewing others' code; track record of meaningful code reviews;
• Upper-Intermediate English or above — comfortable in written and spoken communication with the team.

Requirements

• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (Kubernetes / ECS);
• Familiarity with message brokers — Kafka, RabbitMQ;
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI);
• Exposure to reactive programming (Project Reactor, WebFlux);
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK);
• Understanding of DDD, CQRS, or event-driven architecture patterns.

Company Description

Established in 1997, Softeq was built from the ground up to specialize in new product development and R&D, tackling the most difficult problems in the tech sphere. Now we've expanded to offer early-stage innovation and ideation plus digital transformation business consulting. Our superpower is to deliver all of this under one roof on a global scale. So let's get started and build a better future together!