Senior Java Developer

We are seeking a motivated Senior Java Developer to our US-based client’s team and who will do what it takes to ensure the client continue delivering the world’s highest performing automated photo experiences to today’s largest companies/brands in entertainment like Disney, Marvel, Hasbro, Warner Bros, Sony, 20th Century, Major League Baseball, NHL, Dave & Buster’s, Chuck E. Cheese’s, Simon Malls, and many more.

Client— is a key entertainment and technology player, with 14,000+ photo booths autonomously creating and capturing memorable experiences around the globe.

Experience / Skills required: 

• Strong senior backend engineer with 9-12 years of experience  

• Hands-on experience building RESTful APIs (JAX-RS, JSON) 

• Strong background with Spring/Spring Boot 

• Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL optimization, and Hibernate 

• Practical, production experience with AWS 

• Experience in distributed systems (microservices, async processing, message queues) 

• Exposure to OAuth workflows and JWT-based authentication 

• Prior experience as a team lead, tech lead, or contributing to architecture is a strong plus 

• Comfortable contributing to architectural discussions and decisions, without owning architecture end-to-end 

• Partial overlap with US working hours 

• Advanced English  

Responsibilities: 

• Build and maintain backend services that power: A web management portal and large and growing fleet of connected photo booth devices 

• Design and evolve REST APIs used by web applications and devices 

• Improve backend scalability, performance, and cost efficiency 

• Participate in architectural discussions and system evolution 

• Work closely with backend, frontend, and on-site engineering leads 

We offer:  

• Competitive salary  

• Medical Insurance after 3 months probation period (can be used in Ukraine) 

• Vacation (up to 20 working days) 

• Paid sick leaves (10 working days) 

• National Holidays as a day off (11 days) 

• Online English courses 

• Accountant assistance and legal support 

• Flexible working schedule, remote, office-based or hybrid format  

• Fully-equipped perfect office space located in the city center (ready for work in blackouts) 

• Direct cooperation with the customer 

• Dynamic environment with low level of bureaucracy and great team spirit 

• Challenging projects in diverse business domains and a variety of tech stacks 

• Communication with Top/Senior level specialists to strengthen your hard skills 

• Online/offline teambuildings 

• Volunteering culture development and support