Role Overview
MDOTM is seeking a Java Tech Lead to join our Engineering team. You will play a key role in driving the evolution of our high-performance Spring Boot backend, leading technical initiatives and guiding engineering best practices to ensure scalability, reliability, and security across our platform.
Your responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable Spring Boot applications
- Drive architectural decisions and promote clean, modular, and maintainable Java code
- Design and implement robust solutions leveraging relational (MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases
- Define and enforce software architecture best practices, including Layered Architecture, DDD, and Event-Driven Design
- Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, DevOps, and Engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions
- Troubleshoot and optimize backend performance, resilience, and security
- Contribute to the improvement of CI/CD automation and deployment processes
Requirements
- Strong experience with Java & Spring Boot (microservices, REST APIs)
- Proven experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring engineering teams
- Solid understanding of software architecture patterns (Layered Architecture, DDD, Event-Driven Design)
- Proficiency with SQL & NoSQL databases
- Experience with TDD and testing best practices in Spring Boot (JUnit, Mockito, Testcontainers)
- Experience with messaging systems (ActiveMQ, Kafka)
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics clearly
- Good knowledge of English (both written and spoken)
Bonus Points
- Experience with modern API communication technologies (GRPC, GraphQL, REST)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (GitLab Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Jenkins)
- Experience with AWS, especially EC2 and S3
- Hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes for containerized application deployment and management
- Knowledge of backend security best practices (experience with ISO 27001:2022 Annex A 8.28 is a plus)
Why Join Us?
- Work at the leading edge of technology, leveraging our decade of experience in proprietary AI to build the next generation of industry-defining tools.
- Competitive salary & truly flexible work environment.
- Benefit from an unlimited learning and development budget to stay at the bleeding edge of AI research, alongside a fast-track path into technical leadership or principal research roles.
- Collaborate daily with an ultra-international team (18+ nationalities) spread across our offices in Milan, London and New York.
- Annual company retreat at a stunning location.
- Fast-track career progression, with opportunities to grow into leadership roles.
