Tech Lead (Java)

2 months ago

Tallinn, EstoniaStaff+

Responsibilities

Design and build Java and Spring Boot backend services for complex banking and payment flows.
Create API and event-driven integrations using Kafka between internal platforms, data platforms, and external systems.
Lead technical design, architecture decisions, implementation, code reviews, and design reviews.
Guide developers technically and support troubleshooting, technical spikes, and implementation decisions.
Ensure solutions meet requirements for correctness, security, resilience, monitoring, auditability, data consistency, recovery, and operational stability.
Collaborate with architects, product owners, developers, platform teams, business stakeholders, and vendors.
Support modernization of legacy capabilities into maintainable, cloud-ready systems.
Make practical trade-offs among business needs, delivery pressure, risk, and long-term quality.

Strong hands-on backend engineering experience with Java and Spring Boot.
Experience with architecture, system design, complex integrations, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
Experience with Kafka or similar event-streaming technology.
AWS or other cloud-native delivery experience.
Good knowledge of relational databases and data consistency.
Hands-on experience with code reviews, troubleshooting, technical spikes, and implementation support.
Ability to lead developers technically rather than only manage tasks.
Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
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.
Fluent spoken and written English.

Flexible working hours and hybrid work.
Ability to work from anywhere in the EU, Iceland, Switzerland, and the UK for up to 90 days per year.
Additional weeks of vacation after one year with the company.
Additional volunteer time off.
Up to 30 fully paid calendar days per year for military training.
Health insurance after the first three months in all three Baltic states, plus health days.
Wellbeing tools and resources.
Internal and external training, LinkedIn Learning, workshops, conferences, and online training.
Special offers and pricing for Luminor products and services.
The application deadline is September 18, and candidates are primarily expected to already be located within the Baltics.

1,001-5,000 employees