Senior Java Consultant with Kafka

GFT Poland is hiring for a role involving work on a high-performance, real-time platform within a global engineering team. The position includes contributing to backend service development and evolution, with a focus on scalable solutions and cloud migration.

• At least 4 years of hands-on experience in Java development
• Experience with cloud technologies such as GCP and Terraform
• Good understanding of TDD and CI/CD practices
• Experience with Git, Gradle, TeamCity, and GitHub
• Experience with Apache Kafka and Kafka Streams

Nice to have:

• Experience with REST, messaging technologies, and JVM performance tuning
• Experience with MongoDB
• Interest in the Equity or Equity Derivatives trading domain
• Knowledge of trading or risk analysis systems

• Develop new features for the platform
• Work closely with product owners and traders to understand business requirements
• Automate regression testing for newly delivered software
• Deploy multiple software packages to production frequently
• Take collective ownership of production availability and service reliability
• Review code changes prepared by other team members
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development and delivery practices

Openness to work hybrid from client's office (Kraków or Warszawa) 8 days a month. Candidates from other locations willing to work 2-3 days a month from Kraków office are invited to apply.