Java/Scala Team Lead (Integration Team)

VeliTech is a product company, where everyone is passionate about technology and strives to stay ahead of the curve. Our team is fueled by a deep understanding of cutting-edge frameworks, technologies, and continuous learning.
 
This combo brought us success, 35+ million users served with our iGaming products, breakthrough Tech Radar, and a team of 200+ bright minds who made this happen.

And this team is ready to welcome you in a world of opportunities to grow and expand your expertise.
  
Horizon is the API-driven, microservices-based platform that takes online casinos, sports betting, and beyond to the next level. 

Our cutting-edge technology integrates with leading gaming providers for a highly-secured, compliant gaming environment that's designed to meet all clients' needs. 

In this role, you will:

• Oversee a team focused on sports and game provider integrations.
• Develop innovative gamification and loyalty program features.
• Take responsibility for the full cycle of the team's Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process.
• Supervise Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices within the team.
• Manage team members, providing guidance and support.
• Create architectural solutions and lead collaborative design efforts for the integration domain.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure high coding standards.
• Oversee the Quality Assurance (QA) process to enhance product quality.
• Engage in collective technical leadership, participating in the Scala community and technical board with the CTO

Skills and experience you will need:
Must have

• Leadership Experience: Proven ability to lead Java development teams, with a strong background in Java 8+ (preferably Java 17-21).
• Technical Expertise: Hands-on experience with Quarkus and MicroProfile for building scalable, stateless, and event-driven microservices architectures.
• Alternative Frameworks: Proficiency in the Spring Framework or Micronaut is also highly valuable.
• Database Skills: Strong expertise in RDBMS and query optimization, with PostgreSQL as a preferred database.
• Scala Experience: Rreadiness to take ownership of the existing Scala codebase, efficiently develop new features using the Java stack, and support the migration of Scala code to Java is essential.

Will be a big plus

• Experience with JDK upgrade and GC tuning(shenandoah, g1, zero gc, cms, parallel)
• Experience with K8s application troubleshooting and resource tuning
• Experience with Elasticsearch, Redis,
• Experience with Slick FRM, Tapir, gRPC, Scala 3, cats, ZIO

We offer:
Health care

• Medical insurance - full coverage
• Paid sick days - 10 days
• Well-being program

Well-deserved rest

• Paid vacation - 20 days

Work-from-anywhere opportunities

• Home
• Office
• Mix both options the way you want

Learning and Development

• Possibility to visit conferences and professional events
• Internal educational programs