Tech Lead (Java)

Join our team as a Tech Lead!

Yes, you can! That's our attitude towards our work, ambitions, ideas, and relationships. We at Luminor believe that anyone has the potential to achieve big things and encourage everyone to achieve them, professionally and personally.

Whoever you are and whatever your role is, with Luminor, you will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a local banking champion.

As a Java Tech Lead, you will work in the Cards domain, leading and mentoring a team of Java developers, driving technical excellence, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable Java applications. You will collaborate closely with business and IT units to define requirements, modernize applications, and build cloud-native solutions.

Our Tech Stack:

Back-end: Java 21+, Spring Boot 3+

Integration & Messaging: Apache Kafka

Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Helm, GitLab CI/CD

Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Leading and mentoring a team of Java developers, ensuring they follow best practices and coding standards

• Developing high-quality and detailed technical designs for Java applications, ensuring they meet business requirements and are scalable

• Defining and participating in the implementation of the Cards API layer

• Working with business and other stakeholders to define the technical requirements for Cards applications

• Contributing to the code base, conducting code reviews and facilitating standardization of best development practices

• Facilitating legacy application modernization and migration to cloud-native solutions

• Planning and providing high-level solution effort estimation

• Ensuring effective communication with business units, IT Operations, and external vendors

• Ensuring the creation of solution design and technical documentation

• Identifying and escalating risks associated with solution architecture, IT decisions, and any other possible technical risks

• Ensuring effective IT development processes by having a good overview of IT development processes and tools

What Makes You a Great Fit:

• Proven track record of developing and deploying Java applications

• Professional proficiency with Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot

• Experience building cloud-native applications (AWS preferred, but Azure is also acceptable)

• Familiarity with architecture patterns

• Professional knowledge of different software development methodologies

• Strong knowledge of microservice architecture

• Expertise working with CI/CD, Git, Docker/Virtualization

• Fluent English is required in spoken and written communication due to working on Pan-Baltic level

Nice-to-have:

• Experience migrating on-premises applications to cloud applications

• Experience working in the banking domain

• Experience working with card payment systems

• Experience leading a software development team

Why You Will Love Working Here:

• Flexibility. Flexible working hours, Hybrid work, and the possibility to work from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK (in total 90 days per year)

• International teams. Teams that go outside Pan-Baltic borders, where people value challenging work together with good humor and having fun

• Culture. You’ll be joining a team where things move fast, ideas flow freely, and change is part of the everyday. It’s a dynamic environment that keeps you learning, growing, and never bored

• More vacation. Additional weeks of vacation are available to all employees who have been in the company for 1 year or more

• Volunteer time off. We care about giving back to society, therefore, you will get additional days off for volunteering purposes

• Paid leave. We are proud of our employees who are participating in military training. Therefore, Luminor offers 30 fully paid calendar days for military training every year

• Health benefits. A competitive benefits package in addition to your salary that includes health insurance after the first 3 months pass in all three Baltic states, as well as Health days in case of your absence due to sickness without a doctor's note needed

• Wellbeing. Access to tools and resources that help you feel good and be productive at work and in life

• Professional growth. Internal and external training programs, LinkedIn learning, workshops, conferences, online training, etc

• Special Offer for Luminor products & services. Enjoy special offers & pricing for products and services provided by Luminor

• Gross salary. 6000-8400 EUR/month, which is to be determined depending on your level of experience and competencies

The application deadline is the 16th of October. We are looking for a candidate primarily already located within the Baltics.

Please apply with your CV in English and PDF format!