RoleDescription
TechPods is a British-Bulgarian-owned and managed technology co-sourcing company based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Unlike traditional IT outsourcing companies, our fully transparent model enables companies to scale quicker, while mitigating risk and reducing costs. We strongly believe that traditional outsourcing is obsolete, and the key to long-term success is co-sourcing, not outsourcing.
We are hiring a Senior Java Developer for our London-based partner pioneering the £40bn+ market research industry. The revolutionary team leverages big data to drive new-product innovation. They use social data and proprietary AI techniques to accurately predict consumer behaviour, refining datasets through patent-pending machine learning. These insights into consumer trends empower leading CPG companies worldwide to stay ahead of the curve.
The Senior Software Engineer will be pivotal in designing, building, and maintaining high-performance services for our SaaS products. The requirements are having strong hands-on Java, microservices, and cloud expertise. Collaborates with cross-functional teams and thrives in an agile environment, driving best practices and innovation.
What you’ll be doing
- Crafting and maintaining high-quality backend systems that power our innovative products
- Collaborating with a diverse, talented team to deliver projects on time
- Engaging in the entire software development lifecycle, from shaping requirements to testing, deployment, and production
- Staying at the cutting edge of the ever-evolving software landscape
- Nurturing and guiding junior engineers on their journey to excellence
About your profile
- Extensive experience with building Java services in the Spring (Boot) ecosystem with a focus on efficiency and maintainability.
- Experience building and deploying scalable architectures in a cloud environment (AWS preferred)
- Solid experience in testing frameworks (Mockito, Junit)
- Strong understanding of CI/CD governance and principles
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills to identify, diagnose, and resolve complex technical issues effectively.
- Strong sense of ownership to take initiative, be accountable for assigned tasks, and deliver high-quality results.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to collaborate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and clients.
- Experience working in accordance with agile and XP principles, and in frameworks such as Scrum & Kanban
Advantageous skills
- Understanding of microservices architecture and experience building microservices applications.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes for deploying and scaling applications.
- Infrastructure as code: Terraform or Cloudformation
- GraphQL
- Big Data and data science
- Frontend exposure (e.g. React, Typescript) to better collaborate with frontend engineers
What you’ll get from us
- Excellent opportunity to work with leading-edge technologies
- Additional private health and dental care
- Flexible working hours, either from our new modern office, from home, or even remotely
- Co-funded MultiSport Card / Cool Fit Card to enjoy hundreds of indoor, outdoor, and wellness activities
- Co-funded Transportation card
- Having the great opportunity to work with passionate, knowledgeable, and experienced people where your opinion is highly valued
- High team autonomy to make a significant impact on the company
- Part of a strong local tech community with lots of technology events
- Keep up-to-date with weekly company meetings & regular teambuildings
- Self-development budget
If you would like to accept this mission, please send your CV in English.
All applications will be treated in a timely and confidential manner.