Lead Java Software Engineer
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Requirements
• Backend: Java, Micronaut • Backend • Frontend: Vue.js, Bootstrap • Frontend • Datastore: Kafka, Elasticsearch, PostgreSQL, MySQL • Datastore • Infrastructure: Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform • Infrastructure • Cloud: GCP, AWS, Azure • Cloud • Tools: GitHub for repo management, actions, and issues • Tools • We work with a variety of modern technologies, and you’ll get the opportunity to explore new tools and approaches as we grow. • 10+ years of experience in both backend (Java). • Someone who can lead major architecture decisions and drive key initiatives. • Someone who keeps things simple and straightforward. We are not here to celebrate beautiful complexity. • simple and straightforward • Strong experience with testing and automation, and familiar with agile development practices. • testing and automation • A love for building great products that solve real problems. • building great products • Track record of quickly learning new technologies and concepts. • quickly learning • The ability to work well both independently, remotely and as part of a team. • independently, remotely • as part of a team • Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, in English. • Contributed to or maintained an open-source project. • open-source project • Experience with front-end technology (like Vue.js or React), allowing you to develop full-stack features. • front-end technology • Experience with high performance application or Micronaut. • high performance application • Micronaut • Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and public cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure). • Docker • Kubernetes • public cloud services • Familiarity with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL). • relational and NoSQL databases • Experience working with high-performance, distributed systems. • high-performance, distributed systems
Responsibilities
• As a Lead Software Engineer at Kestra, you’ll get to: • Build and improve our core platform backend using Java. • core platform backend • Work on enterprise solutions, crafting products that scale with our customers’ needs. • enterprise solutions • You oversee engineers as Team Leader. This involves conducting code reviews, unblocking developers, and providing technical mentorship to help junior and senior staff grow. • Team Leader • You act as the translator between technical and non-technical departments. You’ll work with Product Managers to define roadmaps and ensure technical debt is balanced with feature delivery. • act as the translator • You own the quality of the software. This includes overseeing CI/CD pipelines, defining SLOs/SLAs (Service Level Objectives), and leading "Post-Mortems" when systems fail. • quality of the software • You work closely with customers to understand and fix their pain. • closely with customers • You’ll be working in an environment where speed and agility are key, and where delivering value to our customers is always the top priority. • We embrace modern development tools, including AI assistants and coding agents, and we encourage engineers to leverage them to move faster, explore ideas, and improve productivity. We provide access to leading AI models and tools when needed so you can use them effectively in your daily work.That said, we strongly believe great engineers must fully understand what they build. This means mastering the business context, the architecture, performance considerations, security implications, and quality standards of the code being produced. You should be comfortable reviewing, validating, and improving AI-generated code, and ultimately take ownership of the entire lifecycle from understanding the problem and designing the solution, to implementation, testing, and delivery. AI can accelerate the work, but responsibility, critical thinking, and technical judgment always remain with the engineer.
Benefits
• Work from anywhere: We’re a remote-first company, so you can work from wherever feels like home. Plus, you’ll have access to coworking spaces worldwide if you ever need a change of scenery. • Health coverage: From medical support, dental, and vision, we've got you covered. • Our Hiring Process • We aim to move quickly (2-3 weeks), but we can adjust the timeline if needed. • Technical test (2 hour, homework done in async) • Team chat with two of your future colleagues (30 min) • Final discussion with one of our co-founders (30 min) • We’re here to make the process smooth and transparent for you. • At Kestra, we’re passionate about solving real-world challenges through orchestration and automation. We move fast, we learn constantly, and we’re always looking for ways to improve. If you’re excited by the idea of building something meaningful and being part of a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!