Senior Java Consultant: Microservices & DevOps Lead (Hybrid)

GFT TECHNOLOGIES SE; Kraków; On-site; PLN 172,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

GFT Poland is seeking a Senior Java Consultant to design, develop, and maintain modern applications based on microservices. You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, support production systems, and mentor teammates.

The role requires 4+ years of hands-on Java development, Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL expertise, with DevSecOps and Agile/DevOps experience. Hybrid work in Kraków is expected with six days/month onsite.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
• Experience designing and developing microservices using Java 17/21 and Spring Boot.
• Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL.
• Experience with DevSecOps pipelines.
• 3+ years of experience working in Agile and/or DevOps teams.
• Experience using TDD and JUnit.
• Experience creating integration and regression tests.
• Ability to work across the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience translating functional requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated approach and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Opennes to work hybrid from our client's office (Kraków) 6 days a month.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable Java code.
• Develop and maintain microservices-based applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Contribute throughout all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Adopt Agile and DevOps best practices.
• Implement test-driven development and collaborate closely with QA engineers.
• Improve development team velocity and software quality.
• Mentor junior team members and support knowledge sharing.
• Support production systems through monitoring, incident resolution, and problem management.
• Develop automation tools to improve operational support processes.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide innovative solutions to complex technical challenges.

Skills

Java development

Microservices

Spring Boot

DevSecOps

Agile/DevOps

TDD/JUnit

Integration testing

Software lifecycle

Requirements translation

Analytical skills

Self-motivation

Hybrid work readiness

Tools

Java 17/21

PostgreSQL

Ansible

Spring Cloud (Hystrix/Eureka/Zuul)

Redis

Oracle

TypeScript/Angular/HTML5

Cloud (GCP/AWS)

MQ/Solace

Job description

GFT Poland is seeking a Senior Java Consultant to design, develop, and maintain modern applications based on microservices. You will contribute across the full software lifecycle, support production systems, and mentor teammates.

The role requires 4+ years of hands-on Java development, Java 17/21, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL expertise, with DevSecOps and Agile/DevOps experience. Hybrid work in Kraków is expected with six days/month onsite.