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Lead Java Engineer with strong backend development experience and solid knowledge of cloud‑based architectures. The idóneo candidate should have hands‑on experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and GCP.
In this leadership role, you will drive technical excellence, mentor engineering teams, and spearhead the delivery of enterprise‑grade cloud solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java and Spring Boot
- Guide and mentor developers through code reviews and technical direction
- Build scalable microservices and cloud‑native applications
- Create and maintain RESTful APIs and integrations
- Collaborate with architects, DevOps engineers, QA teams, and business stakeholders
- Contribute to system design, technical decisions, and architecture discussions
- Ensure code quality, performance, scalability, and security
- Support deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting of cloud‑based applications
- Establish engineering standards, best practices and development workflows

Requirements




- Strong experience with Java and Spring Boot (5+ years)
- 1+ years of relevant leadership experience
- Experience designing and building microservices
- Proficiency in Google Cloud Platform
- Strong understanding of REST APIs, databases, and distributed systems
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices
- Good knowledge of unit and integration testing
- Strong problem‑solving and communication skills
- Proficient communication skills in English (B2 level or higher)

Nice to have
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- Skills in Apache Kafka or other messaging systems
- Knowledge of serverless architectures
- Experience with Terraform or other infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) tools

We offer
- Learning Culture - unlimited access to learning platforms and a wide range of internal courses to grow professionally
- Health Coverage - coverage for you and up to four family members in a premium health plan with multiple option

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📌 Lead Java Engineer (Medellín)
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📍 Medellín