Tech Lead Fullstack Engineer (Java & React) (Kraków, PL, 30-302)

GFT Technologies SE; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 194,000 - 298,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in Kraków office

Medical & sport benefits

Lunch subsidy

Life insurance

Online training & e-learning

Job summary

GFT Technologies SE is seeking a skilled software engineer to work on large-scale financial services platforms in Kraków, Poland. The role emphasizes digital transformation, automation, data integration, and cloud-native development across backend and frontend stacks.

You will contribute to microservices, React-based frontend, and AI-enabled tooling, while operating in a regulated financial environment with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines. Hybrid work in Kraków is offered.

Qualifications

• Proficient in Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3+.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable microservices using Java/Spring Boot.
• Build frontend with React/TypeScript.
• Integrate with PostgreSQL and Kafka.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and teams to deliver quality solutions.
• Maintain automated tests (JUnit 5, Mockito, Testcontainers).
• Deploys on Kubernetes and manages CI/CD with GitLab.
• Contribute to modernization and automation initiatives.
• Engage in architectural decisions and AI tooling usage.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot 3+

Microservices

PostgreSQL

Kafka

ReactJS

Redux

TypeScript

HTML5/CSS3/ES6+

.NET/C#

AI engineering tools (GHCP CLI)

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kafka

GitLab

Kubernetes

Helm

Terraform

React

Spring Boot

Java

TypeScript

Job description

Type of contract: Employment contract

Salary range: 17400 - 26700 PLN gross

What will you do?

You will work on large-scale financial services platforms supporting investment banking operations. The role focuses on digital transformation, process automation, data integration, and application modernization in a highly regulated environment. You will contribute across both backend and frontend development while leveraging modern cloud-native technologies, AI engineering tools, and DevOps practices.

Your tasks

• Design and develop scalable microservices-based applications using Java and Spring Boot
• Build and maintain modern frontend solutions using React and TypeScript
• Implement and optimize integrations with PostgreSQL and Kafka
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and development teams to deliver high-quality solutions
• Develop and maintain automated tests ensuring application quality and reliability
• Deploy and support applications running on Kubernetes platforms
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Participate in application modernization and process automation initiatives
• Contribute to technical discussions and architectural decisions
• Utilize AI engineering tools to improve development efficiency

Your skills

• Strong backend development experience using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3+
• Experience designing and developing microservices-based architectures
• Good knowledge of PostgreSQL
• Good knowledge of Kafka
• Strong frontend development expertise using ReactJS, Redux, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3 and modern JavaScript (ES6+)
• Experience with .NET and C#
• Experience with AI engineering tools such as GHCP CLI
• Understanding of Generative AI concepts and frontier models
• Strong communication skills
• Strong domain knowledge of Stock Borrow Loan business
• Experience with automated testing using JUnit 5, Mockito, Testcontainers or similar tools
• Understanding of structured context in codebases such as AGENTS.md and skills
• Practical knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm and Terraform
• Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build, test, packaging and deployment automation

Nice to have

• Splunk
• Grafana
• Application Insights

We offer

• Hybrid work in our client's office (Kraków) 3 days a week
• Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
• Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
• Online training and certifications
• Access to e-learning platform
• Social events