Hybrid Lead Software Engineer, Java

at Tricentis

• Job title: Lead Software Engineer, Java
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Docker, Hibernate, Java, Postgres, React, Spring, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Brno, Czech

About the role

• Lead Software Engineer (Java) developing backend features for the qTest platform. Shaping technical implementation with a focus on quality and backend improvements in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• You’ll play a key role in shaping how we build it: leading technical implementation, maintaining a high bar for quality, and driving backend-focused improvements.
• That means reworking the storage architecture, setting up a message bus, improving APIs, splitting a monolith, enhancing features in a mature product, and tightening security.
• You’ll be part of a team (paired with a PM and EM) that owns a clear product area.
• We work in two-week sprints, deploy continuously behind feature flags, and usually focus on projects that run one to two months.

Requirements

• Design and build backend features in Java (Spring, Hibernate/JPA, PostgreSQL)
• Lead design discussions, write RFCs, and weigh trade-offs
• Run spikes, break down epics, and help plan sprints
• Improve code quality through continuous refactoring, and addressing technical debt systematically
• Work with the product team to prioritize backend improvements that increase reliability and performance
• Live and advocate the “you build it, you run it” mindset
• Help troubleshoot production incidents using Datadog, BetterStack, and Incident.io
• Mentor by example through code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing
• Own the domain architecture and partner with architects on cross-team patterns
• Occasionally pitch in on DevOps basics (Helm charts, Docker Compose, GitHub Actions, AWS console/API)
• Bring one or more extra strengths: Database: schema design, query tuning, safe migrations; Frontend: React/TypeScript, performance and accessibility; DevOps: CI/CD automation, observability, ephemeral environments; Architecture: event-driven and service-oriented patterns; Technical excellence: championing modern practices.

Benefits

• Flexible working schedule (no core hours)
• Learning and career growth opportunities
• 25 days of paid time off
• 3 Sick Days
• 2 days of paid Volunteering Leave per year to get involved in your local community or in a cause that matters to you
• Hybrid work environment with home-office allowance
• Meal allowance
• Pension Contribution
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Paid Sickness Leave
• A team of passionate professionals who are experts in their fields
• Events for employees to learn, celebrate, and socialize (training sessions, hackathons, parties, sports events, board game gatherings, BBQs), and much more