Tech Lead, Engineering - Data Layer

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Java Backend Engineer.
• Excellent knowledge and experience using Java and at least one of the following Databases: Relational Databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MariaDB), Elasticsearch/OpenSearch
• Practical experience working with Spring, Spring Boot, Maven, and Docker
• Ambition and drive to understand and evolve an established codebase and data model that solves complex business problems
• Excellent project management skills, and the ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form
• Passion to coach other engineers, making other people better by sharing your expertise, and improving team practices.
• You thrive in taking ownership of the codebase, as well as how you deploy and operate software. You are comfortable with the “you build it, you run it” mindset

Responsibilities:

• Drive architectural direction by leading the design of scalable, well-balanced solutions that shape the evolution of Camunda 8.
• Champion engineering quality by coaching engineers on pragmatic best practices that balance delivery speed with sustainability.
• Lead complex initiatives, shaping solution architectures, creating delivery plans, and ensuring transparency through clear communication with all stakeholders.
• Explore and de-risk unknowns by conducting technical spikes and defining paths forward on challenges with high uncertainty or complexity.
• Stay hands-on when needed, from establishing foundational architectural patterns or strategies to tackle technical debt, to unblocking the team by fixing CI issues or contributing critical code.
• Ensure product robustness, contributing to performant, secure, and well-tested features, assisting with third-level support, and continuously improving tooling, performance, and developer experience.