Senior Java Developer - Dubai client

<p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>Hello, let’s meet!</strong></h2> <p><strong>Who We Are</strong></p> <p>While Xebia is a global tech company, our journey in CEE started with two Polish companies – PGS Software, known for world-class cloud and software solutions, and GetInData, a pioneer in Big Data. Today, we’re a team of 1,000+ experts delivering top-notch work across cloud, data, and software. And we’re just getting started.</p> <p><strong>What We Do</strong></p> <p>We work on projects that matter – and that make a difference. From fintech and e-commerce to aviation, logistics, media, and fashion, we help our clients build scalable platforms, data and AI solutions, and cutting-edge applications to shape the future of tech. Our clients include McLaren, Aviva, Deloitte, Spotify, Disney, ING, UPS, Tesco, Truecaller, AllSaints, Volotea, Schmitz Cargobull, Allegro, InPost, and many, many more.</p> <p>We value smart tech, real ownership, and continuous growth. We use modern, open-source stacks, and we’re proud to be trusted partners of Databricks, dbt, Snowflake, Azure, GCP, and AWS. Fun fact: we were the first AWS Premier Partner in Poland!</p> <p><strong>Beyond Projects</strong></p> <p>What makes Xebia special? Our community. We support tech communities, organize meetups (Software Talks, Data Tech Talks), and have a culture that actively support your growth via Guilds, Labs, and personal development budgets — for both tech and soft skills. It’s not just a job. It’s a place to grow.</p> <p><strong>What sets us apart?&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Our mindset. Our vibe. Our people. And while that’s hard to capture in text – come visit us and see for yourself.</strong></p> <p><strong><br><br></strong></p> <h2><strong>You will be:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>using Agile engineering practices and various software and web development technologies to rapidly develop creative and efficient solutions that enhance the client customer and employee experience,</li> <li>working with other team members to craft clear user stories, design tests for prototypes and products,and continuously deliver product enhancements,</li> <li>&nbsp;liaising with other teams within and outside the Digital unit to negotiate timelines,deliverables and dependencies,</li> <li>collaborating closely with Product Owners, Designers and team members to identify and socialize product and delivery risks,</li> <li>driving forward and role-model best practice engineering processes and Agile behavior and ensuring teams members follow suit,</li> <li>communicating with business stakeholders about Agile processes to set and manage expectations about delivery methods and timelines,</li> <li>owning and drive best practice in terms of automation such as continuous integration and deployment.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><strong>Your profile:</strong></h2> <ul> <li>client location: Dubai – occasional on-site travel required (a few weeks per year in total),</li> <li>at least 7+ years of software development experience working in Agile teams,</li> <li>extensive experience with Java 7/8, Java EE, Spring framework including Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Messaging, JPA, ORM, Maven and other open-source java frameworks,</li> <li>full stack engineering skills with a passion for mentoring other team members,</li> <li>expertise in developing cloud native microservices and event-driven systems using Java,</li> <li>strong knowledge of integration gateways, monitoring tools, and observability platforms such as grafana,</li> <li>excellent knowledge of elasticsearch, Redis, Mongodb, and Apache Kafka,</li> <li>good understanding of infrastructure components including restful APIs, Single sign-on, Oauth, ldap, and search technologies,</li> <li>hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes,</li> <li>solid experience with git (branching, merging, tagging, pull requests),</li> <li>practical experience with ci/cd tools such as Jenkins or similar,</li> <li>excellent knowledge of sql and at least one common relational database (oracle, mssql, mysql),</li> <li>experience in code refactoring, design patterns, design-driven development, continuous deployment, highly scalable applications, and application security,</li> <li>working knowledge of designing and building distributed applications,</li> <li>familiarity with devops practices and infrastructure as code,</li> <li>experience with at least one unit testing framework such as junit,</li> <li><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">practical experience using AI-powered assistants (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve productivity, quality, or decision-making in software delivery.</span></li> <li> <p><strong>Work from the European Union region and a work permit are required.</strong></p> </li> </ul> <h2><strong>Nice to have:</strong></h2> <ul> <li><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">familiarity with functional programming concepts,</span></li> <li><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">experience applying GenAI in a more structured way within the SDLC, including defined workflows, prompt patterns, or tool integrations embedded into daily work,</span></li> <li><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Interest in and familiarity with emerging AI-driven practices (e.g. agent-based workflows, automation patterns, AI-augmented development), with a willingness to explore and experiment beyond standard approaches.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2><strong>Recruitment Process:</strong></h2> <p><strong>CV</strong> review –<strong> HR</strong> call – <strong>Interview</strong> – <strong>Client </strong>Interview – <strong>Decision</strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>