Java Team Lead

We are looking for a Team Lead to develop and implement functional software solutions, working with teams to enhance our technology. This role covers the full software development lifecycle—from requirement analysis and secure software development to post-launch support. The ideal candidate has strong problem-solving skills, hands-on experience in software development, and proficiency in agile methodologies. Independence and knowledge-sharing within the team are essential.

Our client is a global leader in digital gaming solutions for lotteries, empowering organizations to engage new players, expand their brands, and achieve sustainable growth.

What you bring along:

• 7+ years of proven experience with Java, including Java 17 or Java 21, and at least one Java framework (preferably Spring Boot 3.2 — 3.4) along with an ORM framework (Hibernate).
• Strong RDBMS skills, including PostgreSQL—design, implementation, and migration, working with large-scale production data.
• Experience in implementing REST APIs for microservices architecture.
• Excellent understanding of concurrency in Java and multi-threading principles.
• Understanding of distributed computing principles and challenges.
• Experience with OAuth for authentication and authorization.
• English level — Upper-intermediate.

Nice to have:

• Experience with K8S
• Experience with at least one of the major cloud providers (ie AWS, GCE, Azure)
• Experience in Automated testing (functional tests and integration tests) and CI/CD
• Experience with JVM languages other than Java
• Demonstrated ability to write Unit tests using JUnit or Spock
• Good understanding of front-end technologies and frameworks
• Event-driven architecture

This is your mission:

• Develop high-quality software design
• Identify, prioritize, and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Develop tools and applications with clean, maintainable, and secure code and guide the rest of the team in doing so
• Demonstrate excellent RDBMS skills (design, implementation, migration) working with large amounts of data in production systems
• Conduct code reviews and provide feedback to help the team keep the code quality high
• Review and debug code
• Implement REST APIs
• Deploy and maintain development & production systems

Your benefits:

• We offer an attractive social and benefits package;
• Everyone at Avenga is subject to professional growth via our mentorship program;
• Our specialists get regular performance reviews and technical assessments to identify development plans;
• The company provides extended training and certification opportunities;
• We stay up to date with the industry by embarking on tech talks, webinars, conferences, and hackathons;
• Avenga cares for its employees’ well-being by providing well-rounded health insurance coverage and fitness compensation programs;
• Our employees’ families are no less important, as we offer maternity aid and financial support for a number of family reasons, including marriage and childbirth;
• The company fosters a sense of professional belonging and an environment of togetherness: we achieve things together and celebrate our milestones.