Valtech

FR - Tech Lead Coremedia

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Remote, Germany +2 moreStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Act as the technical lead and main technical point of contact for the CoreMedia squad, clients, architects, product owners, and stakeholders.
  • Define and own the technical architecture and design of CoreMedia Content Cloud solutions, including Studio, CAE, Headless Server, and Content Delivery APIs.
  • Remain hands-on with complex development involving custom content types, Studio extensions, Blueprint customisation, templates, and Spring-based backend components.
  • Lead code reviews and enforce engineering standards, test automation, quality gates, and technical documentation.
  • Design and secure integrations between CoreMedia and e-commerce, PIM, DAM, search, personalisation, CDN, and third-party services.
  • Translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions and stories, and contribute to estimation, backlog refinement, and sprint planning.
  • Drive CI/CD, environments, deployments, release readiness, production support, incident analysis, and performance tuning.
  • Manage technical debt, CoreMedia upgrades, Blueprint evolution, technical risks, and dependencies.
  • Coach and mentor developers, support onboarding, promote knowledge sharing, and foster technical autonomy.
  • Participate in Scrum and SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning and cross-team dependency identification.
  • Provide technical progress, risk, and quality reporting using Jira and Confluence.

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of Java/JEE development experience, including at least 3 years working with CoreMedia Content Cloud, CMS, Studio, CAE, Headless Server, or Blueprint.
  • Strong expertise in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Maven, Freemarker/JSP templating, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
  • Experience designing REST and GraphQL APIs and headless or hybrid CMS architectures.
  • Proven experience as a Tech Lead or Lead Developer with technical decision-making, architecture, code review, and mentoring responsibilities.
  • Experience integrating CMS platforms with e-commerce, PIM, DAM, and search solutions in complex enterprise environments.
  • Knowledge of Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and at least one cloud provider such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Understanding of performance, caching, security, SEO, and accessibility for large-scale web platforms.
  • Experience working in Agile environments, including Scrum or SAFe, with Jira and Confluence.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work with technical teams, business stakeholders, and clients in onsite and distributed settings.
  • Fluent English at C2 level.
  • Experience with luxury, retail, or large multi-brand, multi-site, and multi-language digital platforms is preferred.
  • CoreMedia certification or experience with CoreMedia upgrades and migrations is preferred.
  • Knowledge of SAP Commerce, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, or commercetools is preferred.
  • Front-end or headless experience with React, Next.js, or Node.js is preferred.
  • Experience with Grafana, Datadog, JMeter, observability, or performance testing is preferred.
  • Experience with SAFe ceremonies such as PI Planning, Miro or equivalent collaboration tools, consulting, or French is advantageous.

Benefits

  • Permanent or freelance position based in Portugal, with the role also described as available in Germany or France.
  • Remote and hybrid work options are available depending on the country.
  • The role requires onsite work with the client in Paris La Défense for at least three consecutive days each month.
  • Career advancement, international mobility, professional development programmes, training, and access to industry experts are offered.
  • Benefits are tailored to the employee's location and detailed during the hiring process.

Tech Stack

Apache JMeterAWSAzureDatadogDockerGitGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaGraphQLJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMavenNext.jsNode.jsReactSpring BootTypeScript

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About Valtech

5,001-10,000 employees

Valtech provides digital consulting and engineering services to large enterprises, delivering customer experience design, commerce platforms, data/AI solutions, and transformation programs. It works across sectors such as retail, financial services, manufacturing, mobility, health, and travel, offering strategy, design, build, and managed services. Founded in 1993, Valtech is a global company privately held under Kharis Capital.

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