Tech Lead / Architect (Java)

Luxoft; United States; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking an experienced Java Tech Lead to drive modernization and migration of an eCommerce platform for a major US retailer. You will lead backend teams, design scalable microservices in Java/Kotlin, and ensure cloud readiness with Azure integrations.

You will collaborate across Customer, Loyalty, Search and Browse domains, guiding architectural decisions while delivering features that improve search, ingestion, and performance at scale.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Java/Kotlin and enterprise backend design patterns.
• Experience as Team Lead, Tech Lead or Architect in large-scale systems.
• Proficiency with cloud architectures and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Migrate client platform and onboard quickly to Customer's processes.
• Develop new features in Java and Kotlin for Spring Boot microservices; maintain existing ones.
• Improve Personalized Search and modernize data ingestion for faster search/indexing.
• Ensure Cloud Readiness and integration of Azure APIM and Gateway.
• Collaborate with other teams and client to identify best solutions.
• Lead development teams and mentor engineers.

Job description

Project description

The primary goal of the project is the modernization, maintenance and development of an eCommerce platform for a big US-based retail company, serving millions of omnichannel customers each week.Solutions are delivered by several Product Teams focused on different domains - Customer, Loyalty, Search and Browse, Data Integration, Cart.Current overriding priorities are new brands onboarding, re-architecture, database migrations, migration of microservices to a unified cloud-native solution without any disruption to business.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead who can help to perform migration of client platform:- Quickly onboard to Customer's processes- Develop new features in Java and Kotlin for Spring Boot Microservices, as well as maintain existing ones- Improve Personalized Search- Modernize Data Ingestion for faster searching and indexing- Ensure Cloud Readiness and integration of Azure APIM and Gateway- Collaborate with other teams and client to find the best solutions- Lead dev teams

SKILLS

Must have

• Readiness to work until 8.00 pm CET;English - B2 or higher;Must have: Kotlin, Java Spring Boot, Gradle;At least 1 year of Team Lead, Tech Lead or Architect experienceAt least 5 years of work experience including enterprise backend system design experience;- Strong knowledge of Java/Kotlin language, familiar with Spring/SpringBoot;- Deep understanding of enterprise application architecture patterns;- Hands on experience with AZURE (preferably Azure AI Search) and knowledge of cloud architecture patterns;- Experience with distributed systems;- An experience with Elasticsearch;- Good knowledge of SQL;- Familiar with microservice architecture patterns;- Familiar with Containers and Orchestration Systems (Kubernetes/PKS/OpenShift);- Experience with PostgreSQL;- Adoption of Agile and DevOps culture;- Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience of work in distributed teams, with US customers
• Experience of work with search platforms
• E-commerce background
• An experience with Hazelcast
• An experience with Spring Cloud