About the Role
In this role, you will keep a smart meter data platform fast, stable, and ready for the future. On the Transition Smart Energy Platform (SXP) project for a German transmission system operator, you will take over an existing solution and modernize it step by step through 2027, so that large volumes of energy data are processed reliably every day.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high-performance Java services that receive and process large volumes of smart meter data
- Modernize the inherited platform step by step, improving performance, maintainability, and resilience
- Collaborate closely with DevOps engineers, architects, and client stakeholders to plan changes and release them safely
- Analyze and resolve third-level incidents and fix bugs to keep production services dependable
- Build event-driven data flows with Kafka and Kafka Streams
- Operate and troubleshoot services on Kubernetes, and monitor them with Grafana and Splunk
- Maintain Azure DevOps pipelines for continuous integration and delivery
- Contribute to Angular frontend work when the project requires it
Requirements
- At least 8 years of Java development
- At least 8 years of Spring Boot (or Quarkus/JakartaEE)
- At least 6 years of Docker and Kubernetes
- Experience with Kafka and/or Kafka Streams
- Experience with Angular
- Fluent German and English (C1) to work with the client, run technical discussions, and write documentation in both languages
- Nice-to-haves: design patterns, CI and security, relational and NoSQL databases, OpenShift or Azure, knowledge of power grids or energy markets
SoftServe is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration regardless of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, citizenship, disability, health condition, marital or family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
