Responsibilities

Architecture and platform evolution

• Work closely with the Solution Architect on system design and platform evolution

• Contribute to architecture decisions, design patterns, and standards

• Ensure API contract quality, versioning, and backward compatibility

• Support the adoption of event-driven architecture and scalable system design

Development and delivery activities

• Design and implement scalable, resilient, and efficient backend solutions

• Translate architectural direction into concrete designs and implementation plans

• Own the technical delivery of the Core platform sprint by sprint

• Help with the work assignment during sprint planning

• Help remove bottlenecks and manage technical dependencies

• Provide technical guidance to developers and promote teamwork

• Participate actively in coding activities (APIs, event-driven services, integrations, SDKs)

• Oversee system deployment activities and release readiness

• Ensure that technical documentation is adequate and up to date

Production support and maintenance

• Ensure that platform components run reliably in production

• Ensure that issues and exceptions are monitored and addressed promptly

• Ensure that Service Desk support is adequate and SLAs are met

Compliance and quality excellence

• Establish coding principles and best practices and ensure that developers adhere to them

• Perform regular code reviews and provide feedback

• Monitor and follow up on platform performance and third-party tools

• Optimize code and improve system performance when required

• Ensure compliance with IS27001 and security best practices

Lead the Core squad

• Mentor developers and support their progression

• Appraise team members

• Manage leave requests

• Recruit new developers and manage the on-boarding process

• Encourage regular trainings and identify relevant learning opportunities

Requirements

• 10+ years of backend software development experience, with 5+ years leading a team

• Strong skills in Java (Spring Boot), Node.js, REST API design, and SQL

• Experience with event-driven architecture (Kafka / Confluent)

• Solid cloud-native experience (AWS and/or Azure, containers, CI/CD)

• Experience with PostgreSQL, Docker/Kubernetes, and observability tools

• Strong problem-solving skills

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Pragmatic and self-driven mindset

• Fluent in English

• Architect mindset — understanding of scalability, maintainability, and system design

• Insurance or fintech background is a plus