Senior Java Software Architect

Job Overview

As a Senior Java Software Architect, you will play a central role in shaping and evolving mission‑critical enterprise applications with a meaningful social impact. This is an opportunity to influence architectural decisions, drive technical excellence, and contribute directly to the future of a complex software landscape.

Your day‑to‑day work will combine strategic thinking with hands‑on development. You will design scalable and maintainable solutions, modernize existing systems, and guide the evolution of enterprise applications toward modular and future‑proof architectures. Working across the full technology stack, you will develop both client and server‑side components while ensuring high quality and long‑term sustainability.

Collaboration is a key aspect of the role. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams, business stakeholders, and external customers to transform requirements into reliable technical solutions. In addition, you will help advance engineering practices by contributing to build automation, CI/CD pipelines, containerisation, and efficient release processes.

Apply strategic thinking and hands‑on expertise to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable Java solutions that meet business and technical requirements.

Lead code reviews, architectural decisions, and technology upgrades across the platform.

Mentor and collaborate with developers, QA engineers, and Dev Ops professionals.

Ensure architectural consistency, performance optimisation, and adherence to industry best practices.

• At least 10 years of professional experience in enterprise software development.
• Deep expertise in Java 11 and Java 17.
• Experience with Eclipse RCP, SWT, JFace, Wild Fly, and Java EE.
• Strong understanding of object‑oriented design, clean‑code principles, and design patterns.
• Proven track record in modernising legacy systems and designing robust enterprise architectures.
• Technical toolkit:
  PostgreSQL, JPA/Hibernate, JPQL, Criteria Builder.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, Azure Dev Ops, Docker, Maven, and Eclipse Tycho.
• English (minimum B2 level) and fluent German (minimum C2 level).

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