Java Team Lead

Who We Are

Recruitment.bg is a boutique IT recruitment company, based in Bulgaria. We aim to work with the top employers in the industry, companies that we thoroughly vet and trust. Our mission is to guide IT professionals toward improved career paths by understanding their skills, crafting employment strategies, and supporting them every step of the way. Emphasising honesty, respect and reliability while delivering exceptional service by ‘going the extra mile’ we build long-term relationships with the people and organizations we work with.

About the Company

Our client is a multidisciplinary digital competency centre with over 20 years of e-commerce experience and more than 250 successful projects delivered worldwide. They specialise in services at the intersection of e-commerce, data, and technology, helping global enterprises achieve long-term growth through digital performance while building strong client relationships and delivering measurable results.

Responsibilities

– Lead and mentor a team of Java backend developers, promoting knowledge sharing and best practices

– Act as the primary technical contact for the customer and coordinate with stakeholders

– Ensure high-quality software delivery while balancing new feature development with system stability

– Contribute to hands-on development, including 3rd level support and on-call duty (one week every 5–6 weeks)

– Guide the team on infrastructure, DevOps, and issue resolution activities on AWS

– Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and story estimation

– Represent the team’s work in sprint reviews and technical workshops

– Drive improvements in code quality, architecture, and adoption of AI tools for efficiency

Requirements

– 7+ years of professional Java backend development experience, including at least 2 years in a lead role

– Strong expertise in Java (17+), Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, REST API design, and SQL

– Proven experience with microservices architecture and Clean Code principles

– Hands-on AWS project experience (minimum 1 year) with services such as VPC, ECS, Lambda, Aurora, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, SQS/SNS, and API Gateway

– AWS Developer Associate Certification (or higher)

– Strong communication and stakeholder management skills

– Highly motivated, pragmatic, and ownership-driven mindset

– Fluent English (C1 preferred, B2 minimum)

Preferred skills

– CI/CD with GitLab, Terraform, Clean Architecture, OpenTelemetry

– Angular (16+ & Material UI), Reactive programming with Quarkus, or backend test automation (at least one required)

– Kafka, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus

– Agile/Scrum leadership experience and familiarity with GitFlow

– Experience working in DevOps environments (“You build it, you run it”)

What is offered

– Competitive remuneration and benefits package

– Long-term project stability with continuous innovation

– Career growth opportunities with exposure to international brands and complex multi-technology projects

– Friendly, collaborative, and success-driven work culture

– Flexible working hours and location options

All applications will be treated as strictly confidential

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

(MN)