Technical Lead – Cloud-Native Microservices & Monolith Migration

Permanent employee, Full-time · Sofia

Overview
At Fadata, we take pride in our ability to adapt quickly to the ever-changing needs of our market and customers. This means that you, too, should be ready to embrace change as circumstances evolve. If you're excited about a fast-paced, dynamic environment where strategy is set but flexibility to grow with the market remains, then hit the apply button. 

We have a bold vision: to become the global standard for core software solutions in the insurance industry. Our aim is to achieve this by developing a truly cloud-native solution that can scale limitlessly—and we want you to be part of that journey. 

Our values—TrustOpennessPassionInnovation, and Care—serve as our guiding compass. They shape how we work every day, our relationships with clients, and the way we collaborate as a team.
Opportunity
We are seeking a Technical Lead to lead the design, development, and migration of enterprise applications. You will play a key role in implementing a cloud-native, microservices-based system in Java (Spring) and guiding the transition from a monolithic application built with PL/SQL and Oracle ADF.
This is a leadership role requiring deep expertise in software architecture, microservices, cloud platforms, and enterprise application modernization. You will work closely with Principal Architects, development teams, business stakeholders, and DevOps engineers to ensure a smooth transition and scalable system design.

Your responsibilities
  • Architect and Design: Act as an liason between Principal Architects and Developers by leading the detailed design and development of a scalable, resilient, and high-performance microservices-based application using Java and Spring Boot.
  • Monolith to Microservices Migration: Oversee the migration of an existing monolithic application to a cloud-native microservices architecture.
  • Technology Leadership: Provide technical direction to the development team, ensuring adherence to clean architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), and SOLID principles.
  • Integration & APIs: Oversee and support the implementation RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, and database migration strategies.
  • Performance & Security: Ensure application performance optimization, security best practices, and compliance with enterprise standards.
  • Collaboration & Mentorship: Work with cross-functional teams, mentor developers, and establish coding standards and architectural guidelines.
  • DevOps & CI/CD: Collaborate with DevOps teams to automate deployment pipelines and implement best practices in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

What you bring to the table
Required Skills & Qualifications
  • 7+ years of experience in software development and architecture, with expertise in enterprise applications.
  • Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate/JPA.
  • Proven track record in microservices architecture, domain-driven design (DDD), and event-driven architecture.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Kubernetes/Docker.
  • Good understanding of SQL (Oracle DB and PostgreSQL).
  • Hands-on experience in Oracle ADF, PL/SQL, and database migration strategies.
  • Expertise in API design (REST), messaging systems (RabbitMQ), and caching (Redis, Memcached).
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a focus on performance optimization and scalability.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Valuable Additional Qualifications
  • Experience in modernizing legacy enterprise applications.
  • Familiarity with front-end frameworks (Angular, React, or Vue.js).

Why you should join us
  • Become part of a fast-growing insurance software vendor with multinational teams across Europe – we actually have +15 nationalities in our company
  • Work from anywhere across Europe. We have a flexible home office policy and more than 5 international offices
  • Receive a competitive remuneration package together with great opportunities for personal and professional growth
  • A positive company culture built around people's wellbeing
  • No meetings time when we can focus on our main tasks
  • Work in a dynamic environment with an exceptional team that is always ready to help
  • A half-day off the second Friday of the month, so you focus on passion projects, boost your creativity or spend time with your loved ones
If you are interested in this role, we will be glad to hear from you.
About us

Fadata is a leading provider of software solutions for insurance companies globally. We are on a mission to empower the insurance industry to drive customer engagement, innovation and business value. Together with our customers we are on a journey to build the future of insurance and impact millions of people’s lives every day. Fadata has clients in over 30 countries across the globe. Headquartered in Munich, with offices in more than five European cities, Fadata is backed by Private Equity Riverside and Lowell Minnick.


We provide the heart of the insurance industry with the next generation of core insurance platform. We use end-to-end, flexible cloud services for all insurance processes across Life, P&C and Health, harnessing open ecosystems. Our values include building trust, engaging in open communication where feedback is welcome, being passionate about the value we deliver, innovating our product, and showing care, empathy and respect for one another. We embrace cultural differences and support diversity.

 

We are making the world a safer place by empowering insurance innovation. We want you to become part of our exceptional team who are driving insurance innovation forward. For more information, please visit www.fadata.eu

We are looking forward hearing from you!
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