Java Technical Lead

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Full Stack Development • Research & Development

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Job Description

Playtika is seeking a Java Technical Lead to join our team and help define and deliver our gaming platform infrastructure and services. You will manage complexity through thoughtful software design, ensuring our product can grow and scale without sacrificing development speed or quality. As a Tech Lead, you will oversee and guide the technical staff, ensuring top quality work is produced on time. You will also be responsible for solving technical problems using industry best practices. If you are passionate about building innovative gaming platforms and have a strong track record of leadership and technical expertise, we encourage you to apply.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of Java development experience
  • Experience as a Tech Lead
  • Extensive knowledge of Java (8+, moving towards 17) and SQL
  • Experience with Spring-Cloud and Netflix Stack
  • Experience with Git
  • Experience with Maven/Gradle
  • Experience with testing frameworks (Junit, Spock, WireMock, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and Development
  • Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies
  • Knowledge in Unix
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (both Romanian and English)
Good to have:
  • Experience in deploying applications with multiple service layers and multiple consuming services
  • Experience with NoSQL technologies (Aerospike)
  • Experience with Spring-Cloud-Contract
  • Experience with event streaming platforms (Kafka)
  • Agile Team Leading Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Experience in game development
Perks:
  • Annual bonus
  • Daily lunch and refreshments
  • Meal vouchers
  • Holiday vouchers
  • 21 vacation days
  • 6 long weekends
  • 1 day off for your birthday
  • Additional days-off
  • Private medical subscription
  • Private dental subscription
  • Glasses allowance
  • Private pension
  • Wellbeing plan
  • Birthday gift
  • Bonus and gift cards for special events (Easter, 1st of June, 8th of March, Christmas)
  • Transport settlement
  • Parking facilities
  • Exciting company events
  • Games: pool table, ping-pong, fuzzball, air hockey, etc.
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Join us at Playtika (NASDAQ: PLTK), where we're driven by the belief life needs play. We’re on a mission to deliver infinite ways to play using cutting-edge technologies like AI and machine learning to craft immersive experiences that connect, inspire and entertain millions of players worldwide. 

From our start as a small mobile games company founded in Israel to our current position as a publicly traded company and industry leader, we continue to be a dominant force in interactive entertainment. With a diverse portfolio of award-winning, category-leading Casual and Social Casino-themed games, including nine of the top 100 highest-grossing mobile games in the US, we're setting the standard for excellence. 

Our success story is co-authored by a dynamic team of storytellers, strategists, creators and data scientists who thrive on innovation. We are home of the best, advancing an inclusive culture that embraces our core values and reflects our agile DNA. 

With a strong financial foundation, disciplined operations, unwavering player-focused approach and  relentless can-do spirit, we're well-positioned for sustained growth. If you're ready to join the driving force behind the evolution of interactive entertainment, we invite you to come play with us.  

Responsibilities:

  • Defining and delivering Playtika’s gaming platform infrastructure and services using modern technologies and practices
  • Manage complexity through thoughtful software design to ensure we can grow and scale our product without sacrificing development speed or quality
  • Oversee and guide the technical staff and ensure top quality work is produced on time
  • Solve technical problems using industry best practices

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of Java development experience
  • Experience as a Tech Lead
  • Experience in decomposing technical tasks and defining level of effort for complex systems
  • Extensive knowledge of Java ( 8+, moving towards 17) and SQL
  • Experience with Spring-Cloud and Netflix Stack
  • Experience with Git
  • Experience with Maven/Gradle
  • Experience with testing frameworks (Junit, Spock, WireMock, etc.)
  • Knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and Development
  • Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle methodologies
  • Knowledge in Unix
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills (both Romanian and English)

Nice to have:

  • Experience in deploying applications with multiple service layers and multiple consuming services
  • Experience with NoSQL technologies (Aerospike)
  • Experience with Spring-Cloud-Contract
  • Experience with event streaming platforms (Kafka)
  • Agile Team Leading Experience
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
  • Experience in game development

Playtika's Benefits:

  • Annual bonus
  • Daily lunch and refreshments
  • Meal vouchers
  • Holiday vouchers
  • 21 vacation days
  • 6 long weekends
  • 1 day off for your birthday
  • Additional days-off
  • Private medical subscription
  • Private dental subscription
  • Glasses allowance
  • Private pension
  • Wellbeing plan
  • Birthday gift
  • Bonus and gift cards for special events (Easter, 1st of June, 8th of March, Christmas)
  • Transport settlement 
  • Parking facilities
  • Exciting company events
  • Games: pool table, ping-pong, fuzzball, air hockey, etc.
  • Central location: Timpuri Noi (Hybrid Work)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.  

If you feel the above describes you perfectly - Apply now! 

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About The Company

For a decade Playtika has been a pioneer in the games industry with more than 34 million monthly active users across a portfolio of casual games titles. We were among the first to offer free-to-play games on social networks, and shortly after, on mobile platforms. Playtika creates disruptive gaming experiences that are reshaping the gaming landscape using cutting-edge technologies in Live-Ops, Data Analytics and Performance Marketing. As a digital entertainment powerhouse, Playtika processes 9TB of data daily. Our creative team translate data-driven insights into customized story lines that deliver exciting challenges and surprising thrills, at every twist and every turn. We move fast, seizing new opportunities, pushing boundaries and leveraging the technology and talent we’ve acquired along the way. At Playtika, we are storytellers and coders, artists and data-scientists, explorers and strategists. We don’t just build games, we bring them to life. We create infinite ways to play. Headquartered in Herzliya, Israel, Playtika has over 3700 employees in offices worldwide including Ramat Gan, Berlin, , Warsaw, Vienna, Helsinki, Chicago, Las Vegas, Santa Monica, Sydney, Kyiv, Bucharest, Minsk, Dnepr, and Vinnytsia.

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