About Us
Gramian Consultancy is a boutique consultancy specializing in IT professional services and engineering talent solutions. With a strong background in engineering and leadership, we help companies build high-performing teams by matching them with professionals who truly fit their needs.
About the role
Our client is a well-established European software company building a cloud-native Digital Experience Platform used by enterprise organizations, public institutions, and global brands. Their platform helps organizations manage content, customer experiences, integrations, and digital services at scale through a highly modular and extensible architecture.
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with strong expertise in Java, cloud platforms, and distributed systems to help evolve the next generation of the platform. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on building scalable backend services, cloud infrastructure capabilities, APIs, and platform components while contributing to architecture decisions and long-term technical strategy.
Working model: REMOTE
Location: France - you must reside in France (residence assistance available)
Contract: Permanent
Interview Process: Intro Call + 4 client interviews
Responsibilities
- Design and develop core platform features with a strong focus on cloud services and platform architecture
- Build and maintain scalable Java-based backend systems
- Contribute to the evolution of the platform's API ecosystem using GraphQL and REST
- Drive technical design, implementation, and production support activities
- Improve code quality, maintainability, and engineering standards through peer reviews
- Collaborate closely with Product, QA, and Engineering teams to deliver reliable solutions
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex production issues
- Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term platform evolution
- Help modernize cloud infrastructure, deployment workflows, and platform capabilities
Tech Environment
- Backend: Java (JDK 17 → 21), Java EE, OSGi (Karaf), JCR/Jackrabbit, Lucene
- APIs: REST (JAX-RS), GraphQL
- Frontend: JavaScript / TypeScript, React, TSX, micro-frontends
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS, OVH, Docker, CI/CD pipelines
- Architecture: Modular platform, distributed systems, clustered deployments
- Other: Eventing, caching, workflows, headless CMS architecture
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in software engineering
- Strong expertise in Java and JVM-based backend development
- Experience building and operating cloud-native applications
- Hands-on experience with containers, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
- Experience designing and consuming REST APIs and/or GraphQL APIs
- Proficiency with JavaScript and TypeScript
- Experience working with modern public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Fluent English communication skills
