Senior Software Engineer / Architect

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Our client is a leading European Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operating internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Berlin, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Valetta, Vienna, Den Haag, Hong Kong, etc.) The company employs over 800 engineers, IT experts and consultants (around 3% PhD, 36% MSc and 53% BSc). They design and develop software applications using integrated, state-of-the-art technology. Their current IT projects have a value exceeding 300 million EURO. The company is a renowned supplier of IT services to European Union Institutions, international organizations, European Agencies and national government Administrations in 40 countries and 4 continents.

They currently have an opening for an experienced, ambitious and highly motivated Senior Software Engineer / Architect to join their expanding development team in Athens. The successful candidate will join a highly professional team of Software Engineers that uses state-of-the-art technologies like: Cloud technologies, Microservices, Java EE, etc. to implement challenging IT software projects, for major international public organizations.

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Develop technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms;
• Provide technical guidance and coaching to developers and engineers;

• Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards;
• Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, maintainability, extensibility, scalability etc.;

• Drive continuous innovation and improvement by investigating alternatives and new technologies;
• Adhere to schedules and deadlines.

Requirements

• MSc or BSc degree in computer science, software engineering or related technical field or equivalent work experience;
• At least 7 years of proven experience in software development lifecycle using Java;
• Experience using Web services, RESTful services, JSON and XML;
• Experience with SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL etc.) and/or NoSQL databases (Cassandra, MongoDB, In-memory grids);
• Experience with application servers (Wildfly, Thorntail, etc.) and / or containers (e.g. dockers) and/or middleware (e.g. message queuing) and/or Spring Boot is a big plus.

Benefits

As a Senior Architect / Software Engineer you will have the opportunity to explore, drive and apply the latest development tools/technologies. As part of a friendly team, you will work closely with a highly professional team of full-stack software developers/engineers. As part of an international company, you will contribute to challenging IT software projects for major international public organizations and institutions. As part of a dynamic company, you will get the chance to develop your skills and your career.

They offer a competitive remuneration (remuneration with full benefits package) based on qualifications and experience, including:

• Competitive full-time salary;
• Private Health Coverage on the Company’s group program;
• Flexible working hours, top – of – the Line tools, language courses, specialized trainings;
• A great opportunity to grow and work with innovative and exciting specialists in the industry;
• Being part of an environment that offers challenging goals, autonomy, and mentoring, which creates development opportunities, both for you and the company.