Jobs / engineering
Senior Java Software Engineer - Technical Architecture & Coaching
ORTEC Finance · Rotterdam
About the role
Lead software engineering with purpose. Combine hands-on development, mentoring, Scrum-based team guidance, and technical advisory. Help deliver complex decision support software in a Cloud-Native fintech environment.
This role is ideal for an experienced Java engineer who wants to grow towards greater technical and team responsibility.
What you will do
You will help build and develop our advanced financial planning API platform. You guide colleagues in their technical and personal growth and help the team work effectively. You will apply Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and modern engineering practices. The work centers on complex, algorithm-driven decision support software. Maintainability, architectural quality, security, and system performance are essential. You contribute to implementation, technical direction, and continuous improvement. The role also includes DevOps responsibilities for client environments on our Kubernetes-based Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. From an engineering perspective, you provide technical advisory by explaining solution options, clarifying non-functional and security considerations, and supporting stakeholder and client discussions.
About the company
You will join an engineering group of 15 skilled engineers, organized into multiple feature teams. Collaboration is at the core of our work culture. We work using the SCRUM methodology and collaborate closely with fellow software engineers, information engineers, test engineers, product owners, stakeholders, and clients. We actively share our skills and domain knowledge, so you can expect a steep learning curve in mastering our complex financial planning system.