software architect

We’re seeking a seasoned Java Software Architect to join our Payments Ecosystem team, where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our payment tools and infrastructure. This includes leading the architectural direction for a major system transformation — migrating from a legacy monolithic platform to a modern, microservices-based architecture.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for designing scalable microservices, making high-impact architectural decisions, and closely collaborating with engineers, QA specialists, and business stakeholders across multiple teams.

You’ll be part of a diverse, geographically distributed team, with day-to-day collaboration happening through online meetings and communication tools. Given our global footprint — spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas — flexibility around time zones is essential.

What you'll be getting up to: 

• Design new features based on business requirements and drive improvements in existing payment services.

• Develop feasibility proof-of-concepts (PoCs) for innovative ideas in the payments domain.

• Support teams by providing technical analysis and clarifying business requirements as needed.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand and address challenges across platform and engineering areas.

• Liaise with other development teams, product team, business representatives, infrastructure specialists to jointly develop proposals for technical solutions including implementation deployment, support and troubleshooting overviews.

• Contribute significant ideas for making the applications better and easier to use.

• Consult other team leads/projects as needed, review their technical design solutions proposals, assist with identifying and solving existing technical design issues.

• Take part in OOH on-call technical support rota.

• Be flexible to support your applications outside of working hours during major sport events (in rota with your peers and team mates)

Requirements:

• At least 10 years of working experience as Java developer (including leading) working on varied types of software development projects.

• Solid knowledge of Java 11+ and Spring ecosystem

• Solid knowledge of SQL, preferably with MySQL databases

• Experience in working with Java-based ORMs like JPA/Hibernate

• Experience designing and building RESTful web service APIs and REST API clients

• Solid understanding of Java concurrency and multithreading

• Knowledge of Asynchronous Messaging (Kafka)

• Experience with CI tools and automation (Gitlab)

• Passion for writing high quality, rock solid software

• Background in Agile Software Development using Scrum Methodology

• Knowledge of JVM monitoring and performance tuning Java applications, as well as troubleshooting issues in production.

• Creative, analytical, and with strong problem solving skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or any related technical field.

• Excellent command of the English language - written & spoken.

• Comfortable working as part of multicultural and geographically distributed development team

• Ability to work well under pressure and deadlines

• Ability to organise and manage multiple priorities

• Easy learner, motivated to obtain new skills and grow professionally

• Independent but collaborative, driven, assertive

• Background in Online Gaming or Payments is preferred but not required