Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Platform & Java) - REMOTE

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 Jav...