Lead Java Developer​/Architect

gravity9 is a boutique IT consulting company headquartered in the UK with offices in the US, Canada, Poland, Ireland, and Colombia. Our team has deep experience in engineering, experience design and product management. We enjoy a challenge and pride ourselves on working with our clients on their most complex problems, finding elegant and flexible solutions that help them transform their businesses.

We are excited to share that our company is experiencing significant growth and expansion, and as a result, we're on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.

We want to be upfront about our hiring process. At this moment, we are in the process of securing projects that align with our business goals and objectives. Our intention is to ensure that once we bring new team members on board, they will have a meaningful and impactful role to play from day one. While we might not be able to extend an offer immediately, we are highly interested in considering you for these future projects.

Once you have effectively concluded the entire recruitment procedure, we will retain your profile and reach out to you once a suitable opportunity emerges. Additional interviews will not be necessary at this stage, and we anticipate being able to extend an offer to you promptly.

We are in search of an individual capable of spearheading interactions with our clients. This position entails serving as the primary contact with the accountability for delivery, fostering client relationships, and supervising the team responsible for the tasks. The responsibilities also include technical leadership, getting your hands dirty with code, and effective stakeholder management through close collaboration with clients. Throughout the engagement, the role requires working closely with the client's internal staff and product teams, serving as their strategic delivery partner and trusted advisor.

We believe small, multi-disciplinary teams are most effective in delivering complex change of this nature. As such, this is a crucial role and will require flexibility and the ability to take on different responsibilities over the lifetime of the engagement.

• Interaction with stakeholders, ensuring expectations are managed and business goals are understood

• Accountable for the design of the solutions

• Overseeing and managing development teams

• At least 50% hands-on codingin Java, Node.js, OR Python

• Occasional business travel in North America

This position is well-suited for a seasoned
Technical Lead
with a background in leading client-facing engagements.

Must-have requirements:

• Experience in designing and building custom medium/large AND/OR enterprise applications for external clients

• Expert in Java

• Experience in AWS

• Experience in MongoDB OR another No
  
  SQL databses

• Experience in microservices architecture

• Experience in Python AND/OR Node.js

• Team leading and overseeing delivery of a few distributed teams

• Experience in Data Migrations

• Experience in Kafka (or similar technology)

• AWS Professional Certifications

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