Senior Java Developer

Overview

Datalex is a market leader in digital commerce for travel retail. The Datalex Digital Commerce Platform provides airlines with a unique solution to drive revenue and profit as digital retailers. Today the platform enables a travel marketplace of over one billion shoppers covering every corner of the globe, driven by some of the world’s most innovative airline retail brands. Datalex’s customers include Air China, Jet Blue Airways, Hainan Group, SAS, Philippine Airlines, Aer Lingus, Brussels Airlines, Air Transat, Air Malta, STA Travel and Trailfinders.

The Group is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and maintains offices across Europe, the USA and China. Datalex plc is a publicly listed company on Euronext Dublin (DLE).

We are always interested in hearing from talented individuals, review our open positions and apply to those that match your qualifications.

Location: Dublin or Manchester (Hybrid)

Reports to: Engineering Manager

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer to lead the modernization of our legacy monolithic architecture by decomposing SOAP-based services into stateless RESTful microservices. You will be responsible for transitioning our legacy SOAP-based services to RESTful, scalable microservices using Spring Boot, deployed in AWS via Docker and Kubernetes (or ECS). This is a high-impact role where your expertise will directly influence system scalability, performance, and developer experience.

• Apply domain-driven design and stateless principles to migrate business functionality from the monolith to a modern architecture
• Lead the decomposition of tightly coupled SOAP services into independently deployable microservices
• Design and implement scalable, stateless REST APIs using Spring Boot and Swagger Hub
• Lead the transformation from SOAP/XML to REST/JSON for internal and external APIs
• Serve as the front controller for managing requests and orchestrating backend service flows
• Develop and deploy containerized microservices using Docker and Kubernetes, or AWS ECS
• Implement cloud-native architecture patterns for high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability in AWS
• Integrate with API Gateway, Lambda, and Cloud Formation or other IaC tools for provisioning infrastructure
• Testing & Quality:
  Write comprehensive integration, unit, and API tests using JUnit, Mockito, Postman, etc.
• Debug REST-to-SOAP interactions to ensure seamless migration and data integrity
• Champion CI/CD and test automation practices across the team
• Performance, Caching & Dev Ops:
  Optimize performance with caching solutions (e.g., Redis, Memcached)
• Maintain stateless service architecture principles
• Contribute to observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and ELK Stack
• Collaborate closely with product, QA, Dev Ops, and platform teams
• Mentor junior engineers and support technical decision-making across sprints
• Advocate for engineering excellence, TDD, and best practices in software delivery

• Experience leading end-to-end migration projects from SOAP-based systems to scalable, domain-aligned microservices
• Proven experience decomposing monolithic applications and rebuilding them as RESTful microservices
• 7+ years in Java development with strong expertise in Spring Boot
• Strong knowledge of REST architecture principles and best practices
• Proven experience designing and building REST APIs at scale
• Deep understanding of SOAP-to-REST transformations
• Hands-on with Docker and either Kubernetes or AWS ECS (Elastic Container Service)
• Proficiency in one or more Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks:
  Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, or AWS CDK
• Proficient with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Lab CI, AWS Code Pipeline)
• Strong testing discipline with tools like JUnit, Mockito, Postman, or Karate
• Experience with OAuth2, JWT, OpenID Connect
• Familiarity with Java 8+ and awareness of Java 11/17 improvements

• Experience with API Gateways (AWS API Gateway, Kong)
• Knowledge of Kafka, RabbitMQ
• Experience with serverless architectures (e.g., AWS Lambda)
• Broader experience with Infrastructure as Code tooling and best practices

Datalex's purpose is to transform airline retail. Datalex is a market leader in airline retail technology, offering unique products that enable airlines to drive revenue and profit as digital retailers. Datalex has a strong track record of delivering digital retail transformation for progressive airline brands worldwide, including Aer Lingus, easy

Jet, Jet Blue Airways, Air China, Edelweiss, Air Transat, and Air Macau. The Group is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, and maintains offices across Europe, the USA and China. In 2024, Datalex was awarded the 'Great Place to Work and 'Best Workplaces in Tech' certifications. Datalex plc is a publicly listed company, on Euronext Growth, Dublin. Learn more at  or follow on Linked In @Datalex.