Principal Java Developer

• Participate in presales activities, discovery sessions, technical workshops, tenders, and RFI/RFP analysis.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and implementation strategies.
• Design enterprise-level architectures for Java-based distributed systems and microservices platforms.
• Prepare technical proposals, estimations, architecture diagrams, delivery assumptions, and implementation roadmaps.
• Define technology stack, infrastructure approach, integrations, security principles, and team composition.
• Present and defend technical solutions during Customer discussions and stakeholder meetings.
• Support Sales and Delivery teams during presales and project initiation phases.
• Lead technical project start-up activities and transform high-level concepts into actionable implementation plans.
• Establish architecture standards, engineering guidelines, and development best practices.
• Guide engineering teams during the first delivery stages and support onboarding and technical interviews.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews to ensure scalability, maintainability, and security compliance.
• Resolve complex technical challenges and mentor Senior and Lead Engineers.
• Drive technical decision-making while balancing business goals, delivery timelines, and quality expectations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with strong technical leadership responsibilities.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Java ecosystem development.
• Deep knowledge of Spring and Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of microservices and distributed systems architecture.
• Experience designing and implementing REST APIs and event-driven systems.
• Practical experience with Kafka or similar messaging technologies.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Strong cloud platform experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
• Understanding of application security, monitoring, logging, and observability practices.
• Experience working with incomplete or ambiguous requirements and converting them into technical solutions.
• Experience participating in presales, discovery phases, solution proposals, or tender processes.
• Strong estimation and solution design skills.
• Excellent Customer-facing communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to independently drive technical initiatives and take ownership.
• Upper - Intermediate English level.