Senior Java Developer (with FE experience)

Project description

Join our Development Center in Bucharest, and become a member of our open-minded, progressive and professional team. In this role you will be working on projects for one our world famous clients. You will have a chance to grow your technical and soft skills, and build a thorough expertise of the industry of our client. On top of attractive salary and benefits package, Luxoft will invest into your professional training, and allow you to grow your professional career.

Responsibilities

• We are seeking a Senior Java Developer responsible for designing, building, and optimizing high-performance, scalable backend systems using modern Java frameworks and established engineering best practices. The role involves contributing to the development of secure, reliable, and cloud-ready enterprise applications, enhancing system architecture, producing clean and testable code, and ensuring efficient integration with APIs, databases, and distributed services that enable critical reporting and analytics across the organization. Key Responsibilities:
• Design, develop, and maintain backend Java/Spring Boot microservices and full‑stack applications using ReactJS or Angular.
• Produce clean, secure, and efficient code aligned with engineering standards.
• Contribute across all stages of the product lifecycle in close collaboration with cross‑functional engineering teams.
• Work within an Agile, CI/CD‑driven environment and contribute to improving development workflows.
• Apply architectural concepts to ensure secure, scalable, and highly available solutions.
• Write unit, integration, and automated tests and integrate them into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Participate in design discussions, code reviews, and technical decision‑making.
• Mentor junior developers, promote best practices, and support collaborative team culture.
• Work with business analysts, users, and UI/UX designers to build effective and intuitive solutions.

SKILLS

Must have

• 5+ years of development experience in a senior engineering role.
• Backend: strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, and common design patterns.
• Frontend: practical experience with React or Angular (component architecture, state management, forms).
• Microservices: hands‑on experience designing and implementing microservice-based architectures.
• Cloud: familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably GCP) and deploying/managing cloud‑native applications.
• Databases: solid understanding of SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, BigQuery).
• CI/CD: experience with GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and automated build/deploy pipelines.
• Containers: experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, initiative, autonomy, and a continuous learning mindset.
• Ability to share knowledge, coach others, and contribute to a positive engineering culture.
• Comfortable working in an Agile environment with evolving requirements.
• Proficiency in spoken and written English.

Nice to have

• Kafka, Pub/Sub, or event-driven design • Terraform, CI/CD as code • Performance tuning and distributed tracing (Grafana, OpenTelemetry) • Security best practices (OAuth2, JWT, IAM, etc.)