Lead Backend Engineer: Java & PHP, APIs & Data Pipelines

SoftServe is seeking a Lead Backend Engineer to design and build server-side services and data pipelines for a European public sector client. You will own APIs, data movement, and act as a technical reference for the team, using Java or PHP, with PL/SQL and ETL tooling.

You will lead on API design, data modeling, and performance; participate in multilingual stakeholder discussions; and ensure secure, well-documented services via API gateway and OpenAPI specifications.