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You own problems end-to-end, from understanding requirements to delivering production-ready, tested, and well-documented solutions, without the need for constant guidance or multiple revision cycles.You are someone who thrives in complexity: you navigate microservice architectures and cloud-native systems with ease, debug critical production issues calmly and methodically, and consistently leave things better than you found them.\nAnd crucially - you are a true AI enthusiast. Not just curious about AI, but actively using it in your daily workflow for over a year, with at least six months of hands-on experience working with Agentic AI frameworks. You don't just use AI to write code, you use it to amplify your impact, accelerate delivery, and enhance engineering excellence.\nYou will work closely alongside our Senior Architect, DevOps, DevSecOps, and UX Designer as the technical development expert within our team, and you will:\nResponsibilities / Tasks\nTake end-to-end ownership of our solutions, from architecture and development to testing, documentation, and deployment\n\nShape and maintain our development practices and standards, ensuring high quality and consistency across the codebase\n\nEmpower and upskill fellow developers in effective AI-assisted development workflows\n\nDesign and evolve our development processes to keep pace with the rapidly changing AI landscape\n\nEnsure our systems run smoothly and as autonomously as possible, proactively identifying and eliminating friction points\n\nProvide expert technical guidance and actively contribute to solution design, because your voice matters here\n\nYour Profile / Qualifications\nSeveral years of hands-on experience in full-stack software development, ideally within the Java / Spring Boot ecosystem\n\nStrong expertise in API development, integration testing, and troubleshooting complex production issues\n\nSolid understanding of authorization concepts, permission models, and secure application design\n\nProven ability to design and implement scalable technical solutions with a high degree of autonomy\n\nExperience working with Azure Cloud services, particularly AKS and Service Bus, is a plus\n\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively across teams\n\nHands-on experience using modern AI-powered development tools, including AI-assisted debugging, analysis, and development workflows\n\nAI Capabilities\nSolid understanding of a modern AI-augmented development environment setup\n\nExperienced in AI-assisted analysis & debugging, you know how to prompt for root cause analysis, not just code generation\n\nHas successfully used AI Agents for parallel development in at least one real project\n\nFamiliar with \"plan mode\" and other structured AI techniques for efficient multi-tasking and task decomposition\n\nActively using AI tools for 1+ year; 6+ months hands-on with Agentic AI workflows\n\nWhy Join Our Team\nWork at the intersection of modern cloud architecture and cutting-edge AI tooling\n\nDirectly shape the technical direction of a growing digital unit\n\nA team that genuinely values autonomy, craftsmanship, and continuous improvement\n\nNo micromanagement. 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