Senior Java Developer

Brown Brothers Harriman; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture Celebration Day

Private medical care

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Professional trainings

Wellbeing Program

Online Social Fund

Social events

Onboarding Program

Job summary

Brown Brothers Harriman in Kraków is seeking a Senior Java Developer to design and build core platforms and microservices within the Capital Partners engineering team. You will work on a full‑stack wealth management application and contribute to modernization efforts in an Agile setting.

The role requires 5+ years in Java, Spring, microservices, and strong backend expertise. You will collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions in a hybrid work

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Java experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in Spring / Spring Boot, REST API development, and backend services.
• Proficient in microservices architecture and clean code principles.
• SQL skills with query optimization.
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, and messaging platforms (Kafka).
• Understanding of secure coding principles and security tooling.
• Experience with logging, metrics, monitoring, and production support.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Java applications with a focus on scalable microservices.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, applying design patterns and engineering best practices.
• Ensure high standards for performance, reliability, security, and maintainability, aligned with SDLC.
• Collaborate with architects, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders throughout the lifecycle.
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, and production issue resolution.
• Enhance and support CI/CD pipelines to streamline development and deployment.
• Drive continuous process improvements with ownership and leadership.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring / Spring Boot

REST API development

Microservices

SQL

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Kafka

Security principles

Observability & monitoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At BBH, Partnership is more than a form of ownership—it’s our approach to business and relationships. We know that supporting your professional and personal goals is the best way to help our clients and advance our business. With a 200-year legacy and a shared passion for what’s next, this is the right place to build a fulfilling career.

Location: Kraków

Hybrid model: 3 days per week in the office / 2 days for a parent of a child up to 4 years old

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer to join our Capital Partners engineering team in Poland. In this role, you will design and develop core platforms and microservices-based systems supporting BBH’s Capital Partners business. The team oversees various projects, such as a full‑stack wealth management application with frontend, backend and mobile application components, that enables clients to manage and monitor their investments and access comprehensive reports on their investment portfolios. As a member of a cross‑functional team, you will actively participate in both innovative development initiatives and modernization efforts within an Agile framework.

In Our Team, You Will Be Responsible For

• Design, develop, and maintain Java applications with a focus on scalable microservices.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, applying design patterns and engineering best practices.
• Ensure solutions meet high standards for performance, reliability, security, and maintainability, aligned with SDLC best practices.
• Collaborate closely with architects, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshoot, and resolve complex production issues.
• Enhance and support CI/CD pipelines to streamline development and deployment processes.
• Drive continuous process improvements, demonstrating ownership, accountability, and leadership.

What We’re Looking For

Must have

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with Java (Java 17+) in enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in Spring / Spring Boot, REST API development, and backend services
• Proficient in microservices architecture, object-oriented design, and clean code principles
• Solid SQL skills, with experience in query optimization
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps practices, and messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka)
• Understanding of secure coding principles; experience with security scanning tools
• Familiarity with logging, metrics, monitoring, tracing, and production support practices

Nice To Have

• Exposure to front‑end technologies is an advantage
• Proven ownership and leadership skills, including mentoring peers and driving technical decisions

What We Offer

• Culture Celebration Day and 1 Community Service Day in addition to paid standard vacation allowance
• Private medical care
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program – independent and confidential counselling services for you and your family, covering family, marriage and relationships, finances, and legal issues
• Professional trainings and qualification support
• Wellbeing Program
• Online Social Fund benefit platform
• Social, sport and integration events
• Onboarding Program for new hires

We value diverse experiences and transferrable skillsets. If your career hasn’t followed a traditional path, includes alternative experiences, or doesn’t meet every qualification or skill listed in this job description, please go ahead and apply.

About BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) is a premier global financial services firm, known for premium service, specialist expertise, technology solutions and partnership approach to client management. Across Investor Services and Capital Partners, we work with an enviable roster of sophisticated clients who make BBH their first call when they are tackling their hardest challenges. Delivering for our clients and each other energizes us.

We believe that how we do our work is just as important as what we do. We are relentless problem solvers who know our best ideas come from collective debate and development—so we are never possessive about our ideas. Every day we come together as a diverse community of smart and caring people to deliver exceptional service and expert advice—creating success that lasts. No matter where you sit in the organization, everyone is empowered to contribute their ideas. BBHers can pick up the phone and call any colleague, and they are happy to help. Expanding your impact beyond your daily role is part of how we operate as trusted partners to one another.

We believe stability is a competitive advantage, but being stable means having the knowledge, skill, and discipline to evolve, often—pushing the boundaries of innovation. As a private partnership, every investment we make is in the relationships, technologies, products and development we believe are in the long‑term interests of our clients and our people. Our long‑tenured leaders are experts in their areas and are actively involved in the day‑to‑day business, taking the time to provide guidance and mentoring to build the next generation of BBHers. Because we know, our success begins with yours.

Go to BBH.com to learn more about our rewards and benefits, philanthropy, approach to sustainability or how we support you to thrive personally, physically and financially.