Java Tech Lead

Jobbex IT; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobbex Portugal is seeking a Java Tech Lead to support one of our clients. You will act as the technical focal point for the development team, guiding architecture across microservices and event-driven systems.

This role requires strong Java expertise with Spring Boot, experience in containers, orchestration, and scaling high-availability geo-distributed systems. You will mentor engineers and drive best practices in CI/CD and security.

Qualifications

• Strong Java expertise with Spring Boot and knowledge of Spring Cloud.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ).
• Hands-on with containers and orchestration for microservices.
• Experience with geo-distributed systems, high availability, and SQL/NoSQL.
• Understanding API security, OAuth2/OIDC, and secrets management.
• CI/CD experience and DevOps practices.
• Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical focal point for the development team.
• Drive architecture and development across microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems.
• Ensure architectural alignment from design through production.
• Lead code reviews and promote clean code, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
• Manage technical debt and ensure performance, security, resilience, and scalability.
• Support active-active architectures, data consistency, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Maintain technical documentation and mentor engineers.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Event-driven architecture

Microservices

CI/CD

DevOps

Leadership

OAuth2/OIDC

Tools

Kafka

Pulsar

RabbitMQ

Job description

Jobbex, a company that empowers people & organizations by matching great talents to great projects is looking for the next Java Tech Lead support one of our clients.

If you feel inspired to make a change and if you want to be part of the cool kid on the block, this opportunity is for you!

Be ready to find at Jobbex Portugal the transparent, friendly, and professional work environment you have been looking for.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the technical focal point for the development team.
• Drive architecture and development across microservices, APIs, and event-driven systems.
• Ensure architectural alignment from design through production.
• Lead code reviews and promote clean code, automated testing, and engineering best practices.
• Manage technical debt and ensure performance, security, resilience, and scalability.
• Support active-active architectures, data consistency, and disaster recovery strategies.
• Maintain technical documentation and mentor engineers.

Requirements:

• Strong Java expertise and solid experience with Spring Boot; Spring Cloud is a plus.
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and messaging technologies such as Kafka, Pulsar, or RabbitMQ.
• Experience with containers, orchestration, and microservices design patterns.
• Knowledge of geo-distributed systems, high availability, fault tolerance, and SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Understanding of API security, OAuth2/OIDC, and secrets management.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Strong technical leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.

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