Software Architect Java (m/f/d)

With our cash management and cash logistics solutions GD drives the digitalization of the entire cash cycle. As a market leader in this segment our products are trusted by central banks commercial banks and cash-in-transit businesses around the world.

As a Java Software Architect you will play a key role in shaping the future of our Cash Management and Cash Logistics solutions. Together with your team you will be responsible for the architecture design and implementation of our cash cycle products. This role focuses on Java development for financial software systems with an emphasis on Spring Boot and Hibernate ORM spanning enterprise applications web applications and database systems.

In addition to your development responsibilities you will provide technical guidance and support to the development team - this includes contributing to product presentations solution proposals and commercial offers.

In this role youll be based in our Munich office (hybrid model) while working closely with a team thats primarily located in India. Youll collaborate daily with your teammates across locations so strong English skills and good communication are important. If you enjoy cultural exchange and like the idea of working in a diverse international environment wed love to have you on board!

Key Responsibilities

• Understand functional and non-functional requirements estimate efforts and ensure solutions meet quality and time expectations
• Define and maintain product architecture in close collaboration with other architects and a cross-site team in Munich and Gurugram
• Collaborate with engineering product management and business analysts to shape product direction
• Guide Scrum development and QA teams in translating requirements into architecture design and implementation
• Contribute to solution design during customer projects
• Explore new technologies and tools in line with our tech roadmap
• Maintain architecture and coding guidelines to promote best practices and consistency
• Ensure the solutions performance scalability security usability and maintainability
• Create PoCs to validate design choices and assess technical risks
• Provide technical leadership review code and ensure high software quality
• Support the team in solving complex technical challenges
• Drive improvements in the software development process and promote a culture of professionalism and continuous learning

Required Skills

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Passion for delivering high-quality software
• Strong background in software architecture object-oriented design and troubleshooting distributed multi-tier applications
• Solid understanding of agile development methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and experience working in international teams
• Team player with the ability to work independently toward shared goals
• 10 years of experience with Java frameworks and tools
• 8 years of experience with the Spring Framework deployed on application servers like Wildfly or WebSphere
• Deep knowledge of design patterns component-based web frameworks (e.g. Wicket Angular) web services (SOAP/REST) messaging systems (JMS ActiveMQ IBM MQ) and service-oriented architecture
• Strong expertise in unit and integration testing concepts and tools
• Hands-on experience with version control (Git) CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps) and GitHub Copilot
• 5 years of experience with RDBMS (Oracle SQL Server) and ORM technologies (JPA Hibernate) including SQL performance tuning

Your benefits

• You can freely choose your working hours between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. work on a mobile or on-site basis at times and - if you wish - work on a Saturday instead of during the week
• With regular mutual and appreciative feedback we support you in your individual development and learn from you in the process
• You benefit from an active work-life balance attractive family benefits and a diverse company health management program

$$ We are an equal opportunity employer! We promote diversity in all its forms and create an inclusive work environment free from prejudice discrimination and harassment in which all employees feel a sense of belonging. We warmly welcome all applications regardless of gender age race or ethnic origin social and cultural background religion disability and sexual orientation.

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