Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Software Development, Computer Engineering, Mobile App Development, Cloud Computing, Data Science, Big Data or other related fields. At least 3 years of professional experience in Java 17+, including streams API and concurrent programming. Advanced English (C1) or above. Hands-on experience with JUnit 5, TestNG, Mockito, and TestContainers. Proficiency with build tools (Maven, Gradle), IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA), and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI). Experience with the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Data, Spring Security), JPA/Hibernate. Strong understanding of JVM internals, garbage collection, performance optimization, and design patterns. Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ) and microservices architectures. Practical use of AI-assisted tools for refactoring, performance analysis, and test generation. Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), containers, and Kubernetes. Strong skills in JVM profiling (JProfiler, VisualVM) and debugging. Ready to learn new methods, able to switch between tasks and topics quickly and sometimes work with challenging, complex guidelines.