Tech Lead (Java)

2 months ago

Vilnius, LithuaniaStaff+

Responsibilities

Lead technical design and implementation for complex payments and cash-management banking systems.
Design and build Java/Spring Boot backend services and event-driven integrations using Kafka.
Own architecture decisions and make practical trade-offs involving business needs, risk, resilience, security, and long-term quality.
Guide developers through code reviews, design reviews, troubleshooting, technical spikes, and implementation support.
Design reliable account, payment, routing, validation, balance, statement, and customer-facing banking flows.
Work with internal platforms, data platforms, external systems, product owners, architects, business stakeholders, and vendors.
Support modernization of legacy capabilities into a maintainable, cloud-ready engineering setup.
Drive clean code, testability, monitoring, security, maintainability, data consistency, auditability, and recovery practices.

Strong hands-on backend engineering experience with Java and Spring Boot.
Practical experience with architecture, system design, complex integrations, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
Experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming technology and AWS or other cloud-native delivery.
Good relational database knowledge and experience designing for data consistency, auditability, and recovery.
Ability to lead developers technically while remaining hands-on with coding, reviews, troubleshooting, and implementation.
Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders and fluent spoken and written English.
Banking, payments, finance, or other regulated-domain experience is advantageous.
Experience with data platforms, data products, analytical integrations, or practical AI in software engineering is a plus.

Flexible working hours and hybrid work, with the possibility of working from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK for up to 90 days per year.
International Pan-Baltic teams and a fast-moving, collaborative culture.
Additional weeks of vacation after one year with the company.
Additional volunteer time off.
Up to 30 fully paid calendar days annually for military training.
Health insurance after the first three months in all three Baltic states, plus health days for sickness absence without a doctor's note.
Wellbeing tools and resources, internal and external training, LinkedIn Learning, workshops, conferences, and online training.
Special offers and pricing on Luminor products and services.
Applications are requested in English and PDF format by September 18; candidates are primarily expected to already be located within the Baltics.

1,001-5,000 employees