Java Specialist

Ambiguity: Business problems and technology strategy are defined, but solution design is not. Delivers independently in ambiguous spaces and seeks guidance selectively when needed. Brings structure and clarity to open-ended problems and helps define the path forward. Scope and Influence: Guides, develops, and challenges software features and major portions of team-owned software. Influences technical direction beyond their own team. Helps teams work together more effectively and improves cross-team collaboration. Execution: Independently designs, develops, tests, and deploys software end to end. Clarifies requirements and turns them into actionable designs and plans. Understands a broad range of design approaches and applies them appropriately. Assists with coding and story estimates. Frequently reviews code and provides clear, constructive direction. Identifies and resolves root causes, mitigates immediate risks, and uses sound judgment to decide when to escalate. Technical Complexity: Solves complex software problems. Produces solutions that are logical, testable, scalable, maintainable, efficient, and resilient. Fosters the importance of operational metrics and reliability. Actively raises the bar for security, quality, and operational excellence within the team. Makes strong technical and design trade-off decisions at the feature and system level. Impact: Impacts software architecture, dependencies, performance, and the business value of the features and systems the team owns. Delivers work that improves both current outcomes and future engineering velocity. Process Improvement: Leads projects to streamline team processes. Creates mechanisms to reduce churn during implementation. Can define, refine, and lead the team's SDLC. Improves engineering efficiency through clearer processes and better delivery practices. Qualifications: 8+ years of professional software development experience, primarily with Java Strong expertise in Java (Java 8+), OOP, and design patterns Extensive experience with Spring / Spring Boot and RESTful APIs Proven experience leading technical teams or acting as a technical lead Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems Experience with relational databases and SQL Experience with automated testing (unit, integration, and end-to-end) Excellent communication and leadership skills Cloud experience, preferably Google Cloud Way of working: Full-Remote Collaboration Type: B2B