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

Senior Software Engineer (Cloud Platform & Java) - REMOTE