Senior Backend Java Developer

Brightstar Lottery is a global leader in the lottery industry providing both B2C and B2B solutions and services.  We aim to advance lotteries by delivering insights-driven, future-ready innovative solutions that bolster our customers, inspire their players, and contribute to a sustainable future. 

Brightstar is looking for passionate technologists to help shape the future of our industry leading solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our journey - where your ideas, skills, and initiative will directly influence our products and services. You’ll collaborate with talented colleagues, work with the latest technologies, and have the freedom to innovate and solve complex challenges. If you’re eager to make your mark in a forward-thinking environment that values creativity, teamwork, and impact, we invite you to join us and help drive our transformation.

Role Overview

As a Senior Java Developer, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of high-performance backend systems. You’ll collaborate with product managers, architects, and developers to ensure our solutions are scalable, secure, and future-ready. We encourage the use of Generative AI tools like GitHub Copilot to boost innovation and productivity.

Key Responsibilities

• Backend Development:

  • Develop robust, configurable applications using Java 17+ and Spring Boot to effectively meet the diverse requirements of multiple customers.

  • Ensure the efficiency of PostgreSQL databases for scalable solutions.

  • Ensure security, scalability, and performance in all backend solutions

• System-Level Skills:

  • Employ Bash/Shell scripting for automation and comprehensive system integration tasks.

• DevOps & Infrastructure:

  • Contribute to application deployment using Docker and Kubernetes, while utilizing Helm for package management.

• Collaboration & Communication:

  • Communicate effectively in English (B2/C1 level) within distributed teams

  • Participate actively in scrum events

  • Collaborate with other engineering teams

  • Lead design discussions and mentor other developers

Required Skills

• Backend Development:

  • Mastery of Java 17+

  • Proficiency in Spring, Spring Boot, Spring Security

  • Cloud native application development

  • Experience with Maven for project building

  • Experience with SQL databases

  • Proficiency in Git & GitHub (including pipeline development)

  • Knowledge of JUnit, AssertJ and Hamcrest

  • Experience with CI/CD process and tools

• DevOps & Infrastructure:

  • Kubernetes, Helm

• System-Level Skills:

  • Bash/Shell scripting

Soft Skills

• Strong English communication (B2/C1 level)

• Proven experience in enterprise environments

• Experience working in Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban)

• Ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate effectively within a distributed team

Value-Add / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with PostgreSQL

• Hibernate/JPA

• Event-driven architecture & Kafka

• Microservices architecture principles

• Python scripting

• Knowledge of C and/or Go (Golang)

• Experience with JIRA or similar tools

• Logging & monitoring tools (Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus)

• Security best practices (OWASP Top 10, secure coding)

Qualifications

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

• 8+ years of professional backend development experience

We are offering

• contract of employment in a stable working environment

• great atmosphere (we have plenty of people who are very long with us)

• set of benefits (Multisport, medical care, insurance, pension, car allowance)

• possibilities to move internaly (many of our employees are changing teams)

• hybrid work (2-3 days in the ofice per week)