Lead Backend Consultant with AI/ML skills

  • Kraków, Poland
  • On-site
  • Full-time
  • Posted

on GFT Technologies' careers page

No Polish required

Salaryzł 200–265 / hour (B2B)

Not mentioned in the job post: visa sponsorship, relocation, where you can apply from

Type of contract: B2B contract

Salary range: 200-265 PLN/H

What will you do?

You will join a large-scale enterprise transformation initiative focused on modernizing and enhancing critical business applications. In this role, you will design, develop, integrate, and support enterprise-grade Java microservices while contributing to an AI-enabled software development lifecycle. You will work closely with architects, Tech Leads, QA, SRE, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions in a complex, highly regulated environment.

Your tasks

  • Build, test, release, and support Java microservices and related components
  • Contribute to solution design and integration patterns aligned with target architecture and non-functional requirements
  • Identify and help resolve technical risks, dependencies, and delivery blockers
  • Follow and contribute to engineering standards, CI/CD practices, and quality controls
  • Deliver robust unit, integration, and contract testing
  • Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and security reviews
  • Use AI-assisted engineering tools while maintaining security, quality, and governance standards
  • Apply GenAI development practices including LLM usage, RAG concepts, and agent-based workflows
  • Build production-ready services with strong observability and operational readiness
  • Support release activities, integrations, and environment readiness
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, QA, platform, and operations teams
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and engineering excellence

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of professional software engineering experience
  • Strong hands-on experience with Python development in enterprise-scale environments

  • Good practical knowledge of Java and experience working with Java microservices based on Spring Boot

  • Experience working in enterprise-scale environments
  • Strong knowledge of Oracle or PostgreSQL databases
  • Experience with schema design, performance optimization, and transactional systems
  • Strong unit and integration testing experience using tools such as JUnit, Mockito, and Testcontainers
  • Experience with API and contract testing
  • Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates
  • Knowledge of Jenkins or GitLab
  • Understanding of Sonar, SAST, DAST, and dependency scanning
  • Strong understanding of REST APIs, messaging, event-driven architectures, and integration patterns
  • Experience contributing to technical design decisions and architectural discussions
  • Leadership experience and strong collaboration skills
  • Practical exposure to GenAI tools and software engineering use cases
  • Understanding of LLM concepts, RAG patterns, AI governance, and engineering controls
  • Knowledge of secure coding practices and security-by-design principles
  • Openness to work hybrid from our client's office (Kraków) 8 days a month

Nice to have

  • Experience in financial services or other highly regulated industries
  • Knowledge of containers and Kubernetes
  • Exposure to service mesh technologies
  • Experience with observability platforms, logging, metrics, and tracing
  • Experience with performance engineering and resilience testing
  • Previous experience implementing AI-enabled SDLC practices
  • Hands-on experience building RAG solutions or integrating GenAI capabilities
  • Experience with prompt engineering, evaluation frameworks, or AI governance controls

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Overview

GFT Technologies is a global AI-driven partner helping businesses unlock data value, accelerate digital transformation, and achieve sustainable impact.