Senior Java Engineer with Kafka

GFT Technologies

GFT Technologies

Software Engineering
Kraków, Poland
EUR 14,580-22,350 / month
Posted on Jan 8, 2026

Type of contract: employment contract

Salary range: 14580 – 22350 gross

What will you do?

  • Design, develop, and maintain backend services using Java (Spring Boot)

  • Implement and optimize Kafka-based messaging solutions (producers, consumers, schema evolution, topic management)

  • Participate in DevOps-related tasks: CI/CD pipelines, environment configuration, monitoring, and deployment automation

  • Work with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB)

  • Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to clarify requirements and translate them into technical solutions

  • Drive and participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical planning

  • Proactively identify and solve issues across the delivery lifecycle

Your Skills

  • Strong knowledge of Java and the Spring ecosystem

  • Solid hands-on experience with Apache Kafka in a production environment

  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, tooling (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes)

  • Practical experience with relational databases and understanding of performance tuning

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to independently lead technical topics

  • Experience working in distributed teams and agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)

  • Strong communication skills in English, both written and verbal

Nice to Have

  • Experience in the financial/banking domain

  • Exposure to Real-Time Payments or payment processing systems

  • Familiarity with tools like Prometheus for monitoring and logging

  • Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

We offer you

  • Contract of employment

  • Hybrid work – 2 days a week in our/our client's office

  • Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team

  • Benefit package that can be tailored to your personal needs (private medical coverage, sport & recreation package, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)

  • On-line training and certifications fit for career path

  • Access to e-learning platform

  • Mindgram - a holistic mental health and wellbeing platform

  • Work From Anywhere (WFA) - the temporary option to work remotely outside of Poland for up to 140 days per year (including Italy, Spain, the UK, Germany, Portugal, and Bulgaria)

  • Social events