Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field At least 3 years of professional experience in Java 17+, including streams API and concurrent programming Advanced (C1) English level 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, switch between tasks quickly, and work with complex guidelines