Senior Software Java Engineer

Branchspace works with major travel brands, including airlines, to design and deliver world-class digital applications. The company has its head office in central London and the main engineering center in Krakow. They provide digital innovation and consulting services to travel brands and tech vendors.

• Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, and modern backend development practices.
• Proven track record designing and building scalable applications and distributed systems.
• Experience with MongoDB and integrating complex business systems such as payments, reservations, customer profiles, content management, or data processing platforms.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and modern DevOps practices.
• Strong understanding of web security, application resilience, monitoring, and operational best practices.
• Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and influencing technical decisions within a collaborative engineering environment.

Nice to have:

• QA and Testing
• Kubernetes

Technical Leadership & Architecture:

• Design scalable backend systems and contribute to key architectural decisions across services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.

Hands-On Engineering & Delivery:

• Develop, review, and maintain high-quality software while owning the delivery of backend solutions from design through production.

Operational Excellence:

• Improve system reliability, performance, and security through proactive monitoring, troubleshooting, incident response, and continuous improvement.

Engineering Excellence, Testing & Quality:

• Drive high engineering standards through automated testing strategies (unit, integration, and end-to-end testing), CI/CD practices, and code quality gates to ensure reliable and maintainable systems.

Product Collaboration:

• Partner with Product and UX teams to refine requirements, define technical solutions, and contribute to the technology roadmap within your team.

Mentorship & Innovation:

• Support the growth of fellow engineers through technical guidance and knowledge sharing while evaluating and adopting emerging technologies and AI-assisted development practices.