Java Technical Lead

Playtika; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global gaming company in Warsaw is seeking a seasoned Technical Lead to oversee software development projects. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of hands-on experience, expert knowledge in Java, and the ability to lead teams in building large-scale systems. This role offers a competitive salary, performance-based bonuses, and a hybrid working model with great benefits including meals, wellness programs, and flexible hours.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonuses

Hybrid working mode

Free meals in cafeteria

Access to wellness programs

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Expert knowledge of modern Java (17+).
• Experience building and supporting high-throughput, large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from technical design to successful launch.
• Assist in managing technical debt and resolving ongoing issues.
• Responsible for technical documentation and knowledge sharing.

Job description

Join us at Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK), where we're driven by the belief life needs play. We’re on a mission to deliver infinite ways to play using cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning to craft immersive experiences that connect, inspire and entertain millions of players worldwide.

From our start as a small mobile games company founded in Israel to our current position as a publicly traded company and industry leader, we continue to be a dominant force in interactive entertainment. With a diverse portfolio of award-winning, category-leading Casual and Social Casino-themed games, including nine of the top 100 highest-grossing mobile games in the US, we're setting the standard for excellence.

Our success story is co-authored by a dynamic team of storytellers, strategists, creators and data scientists who thrive on innovation. We are home of the best, advancing an inclusive culture that embraces our core values and reflects our agile DNA.

With a strong financial foundation, disciplined operations, unwavering player-focused approach and relentless can-do spirit, we're well-positioned for sustained growth. If you're ready to join the driving force behind the evolution of interactive entertainment, we invite you to come play with us.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical quality: Plan refactoring activities; assist in managing technical debt; assist in creating technical tasks; help the domain team members to resolve ongoing issues (guidelines);
• Lead projects, overseeing all aspects from technical design and coding to successful launch;
• Provide product quality: Code review; QA assistance/consulting (if needed); be the focal point for production issues and cross-teams bugs; incident management handling; help the team with CE’s; provide and push non-functional requirements;
• Technology-wise: Understand Playtika standards and project codebase in detail; be responsible for new libraries/frameworks/approaches usage; write code on regular basis;
• Automation of development cycle: Improve the CI/CD for the specific domain (if needed);
• Knowledge sharing: Responsible person for technical documentation (wiki); knowledge sharing on regular basis (scheduled event – bi-weekly domain meetings);
• Architectural wise: Help the team to collect technical requirements; be involved in feature prototyping process; help architect to review the domain (server, client) capacity, help to architects to build HLD/SDD;
• Present our products and results of our work.

Requirements

• Experience & Technical Expertise:
  • 7+ years of hands‑on software development experience
  • Expert knowledge of modern Java (17+)
  • Experience building and supporting high-throughput, large-scale distributed systems in production
  • Strong object‑oriented design and software architecture skills
• Data & Messaging:
  • Production experience with NoSQL databases (Aerospike, Couchbase, Redis, or similar)
  • Production experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MariaDB)
  • Apache Kafka for event-driven architectures
• Frameworks & Infrastructure:
  • Spring Boot, Spring Cloud ecosystem
  • Microservices architecture patterns
  • Kubernetes and Docker (containerization and orchestration)
  • CI/CD practices and tooling
  • Experience with observability tools (monitoring, logging, distributed tracing)
• Leadership & Collaboration:
  • Experience leading or mentoring development teams
  • Ownership of technical standards, code reviews, and architectural decisions
  • Ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

What does it mean to work at Playtika?

• You’ll join a team of leaders in the field, and enjoy amazing benefits, some are listed below:
• A competitive salary and performance-based bonuses;
• Hybrid working mode: Two days from our office, located in the heart of Warsaw (Browary Warszawskie), and three days from anywhere, per week
• All you can eat! Breakfast, lunches, desserts, snacks and much more in our Playtika-only cafeteria
• Access to PlaytiCafe where all of your coffee (and other refreshments) dreams come true;
• Six “Power Up” long weekends for all, and additional day off for your birthday month;
• Private medical healthcare and three additional sick leave days;
• A wellness program in the office: yoga classes, massage chairs and zerobody room;
• Gaming room with a variety of activities;
• Flexible working hours and monthly happy hours;
• Work permit assistance for employees;
• Corporate celebrations, team buildings, and fun activities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Apply now!