Industry and Job Function
Consultancy & SW Development
Job Location
Ideally in Prague but the job is open to candidates from anywhere in Europe
Flexibility
Option to work remotely/from home
Type of Employment
Employee or Contractor (depending on the location)
KeyWords
Java, Spring, Graph databases, API design, TDD
What to expect?
Before applying for the job of Java Team Lead at GraphAware, you should first answer YES to all of the following questions:
Are you someone who constantly strives for excellence?
Do you take ownership of your work as well as the work of your team?
Do you believe in the value of graphs?
Does customer success drive your motivation and passion?
Do you want to make a real difference and influence the success of the company you work for?
Agreed to all the above? Then keep reading.
As a Java Team Lead, you will be joining our team of engineers that deliver high value consulting to our customers around the world and build graph powered applications.
You will interact with clients to understand their needs, propose and design solutions, and implement them. As a Java Technical Lead, you will work closely with the Backend team to ensure that work is delivered smoothly together with other teams such as front end and data.
Main responsibilities:
Analysing requirements, understanding how they fit into the big picture, designing components/services/APIs, implementing and delivering quality, working software
Work with clients and contribute ideas or resolve issues
Work with small teams to enable the delivery of efficient, well tested and well written features
Demonstrating the features implemented to get feedback and suggestions
Being involved and contributing to team-level technical discussions
Caring about the quality of the codebase and continually looking for ways to improve it
Software design and code reviews
Coaching, mentoring, knowledge sharing
Anticipating technical issues, communicating these clearly to relevant stakeholders, and making architectural /design decisions to avoid or resolve them
If you want to succeed, we believe you need to have the following skills/background:
Technical Skills
At least 5 years of experience in complex projects that span multiple teams
Solid knowledge of Java and related best practices
Advanced experience with Spring
Solid knowledge of Elasticsearch
Solid knowledge of version-control systems, such as git
Knowledge of Relational database models (how to model an ER schema)
Knowledge of SQL
Familiarity with CI-CD practices
Familiarity with Docker
Application of best practices for clean code, refactoring and TDD
Experience working in agile teams
Ability to develop clean, reusable components
Methodical and reasoned approach to debugging and problem solving
Comprehension of application security basics (minimum set of requirements to make the app secure)
Clear understanding of techniques and best practices related to Web Application security
Passion for simple, clean architectures
Bonus Technical Skills
Knowledge of key Graph database concepts
Knowledge of Cypher and Neo4j (Neo4j Certification is a big plus)
Understanding full stack application development including DevOps
Soft Skills
Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
Striving for excellence
Ability to break down bigger tasks into smaller chunks in order to tackle them effectively
Attention to detail
Focus and motivated by Customer/Product Success
Proactive and driven, constantly thinking of ways to improve
“Can-do” and “Get-it-done” attitude; Agile approach to problem-solving
Excellent time management skills
Experience working in distributed teams
Good interpersonal and communication skills
Good understanding of different communication styles and cultural differences
Fluent in English, knowledge of other European languages is more than welcome
What We Offer
We offer a great opportunity to play an important role in a global technology company with a very unique company culture and to participate in the evolution of a product that is competing with big names. Our products are already being used by very important companies in multiple industries. We are currently entering a new era in the life of the company with great challenges ahead of us.
Benefits of working with us:
Actively influence how we do things
Appreciation and encouragement for taking initiative and creativity
Professional and personal growth
Flexibility to balance your personal life and work
Fun environment and great office culture
Supportive and low-overhead management culture
Competitive remuneration
Who We Are
Consultancy & SW Development Company – 11 to 50 Employees
GraphAware is the world’s #1 Neo4j Consultancy. GraphAware specialises in consultancy, training, and software development related to Neo4j – the most popular graph database on the market. As an official Solution Partner of Neo4j, GraphAware helps clients all around the world succeed with the graph technology by providing expert hands-on guidance for software development projects. Graph Aware Limited was founded in June 2013 in the United Kingdom and has offices and staff in the UK, UAE, Australia, Italy, France, and the Czech Republic. GraphAware is a multinational, multicultural team of people who are experts in the fields of software development, databases, graph theory, and machine learning. We are passionate about what we do and performing above expectations is the norm. Our company prides itself on teamwork, excellence, and fun at the workplace. We love seeing our people grow professionally and support their careers in the direction of their desire.
