Tech Lead Fullstack Engineer (Java & React)
Summary
Tech lead doing hands-on fullstack work on large-scale investment-banking (Stock Borrow Loan) platforms: Java 17/Spring Boot microservices on the backend, React/TypeScript on the frontend, with PostgreSQL, Kafka, Kubernetes/Terraform and GitLab CI/CD in a highly regulated environment. Hybrid — 3 days/week in the client's Kraków office.
We are GFT Poland
WE KNOW how to tackle complex issues with innovative approach to deliver the highest value. Our reputation has been built around one simple rule: we do not overpromise, WE DELIVER. We deliver to our employees, clients and partners. WE GROW as you grow, so investing in you is our business strategy. Caring for each other is our priority. WE CARE who you are, what you need, how you feel. WE CARE to smile, have fun and develop as human beings.
Why Choose GFT?
- A culture of top performance
- Deep tech IT engineering & consulting
- 1200 skilled & top-class experts
- 77% of the team are regular/senior
- Products that contribute to a sustainable world
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Ambitious projects, trainings and tools you need to flourish
- Google Cloud Partner of the Year - for going above and beyond for customers
What will you do?
You will work on large-scale financial services platforms supporting investment banking operations. The role focuses on digital transformation, process automation, data integration, and application modernization in a highly regulated environment. You will contribute across both backend and frontend development while leveraging modern cloud-native technologies, AI engineering tools, and DevOps practices.
We offer
- Hybrid work in our client's office (Kraków) 3 days a week
- Working in a highly experienced and dedicated team
- Benefit package tailored to your needs (medical, sport, lunch subsidy, life insurance, etc.)
- Online training and certifications
- Access to e-learning platform
- Social events
- Strong backend development experience using Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3+
- Experience designing and developing microservices-based architectures
- Good knowledge of PostgreSQL
- Good knowledge of Kafka
- Strong frontend development expertise using ReactJS, Redux, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3 and modern JavaScript (ES6+)
- Experience with .NET and C#
- Experience with AI engineering tools such as GHCP CLI
- Understanding of Generative AI concepts and frontier models
- Strong communication skills
- Strong domain knowledge of Stock Borrow Loan business
- Experience with automated testing using JUnit 5, Mockito, Testcontainers or similar tools
- Understanding of structured context in codebases such as AGENTS.md and skills
- Practical knowledge of Kubernetes, Helm and Terraform
- Experience with GitLab CI/CD pipelines for build, test, packaging and deployment automation
Nice to have
- Splunk
- Grafana
- Application Insights