Responsibilities

• Lead the software development team in the design, development, and implementation of software solutions
• Oversee the technical designs, POC, RnD, and technical consultancy for various projects and initiatives
• Engineer and implement critical parts of complex solutions, such as distributed cloud-based systems or high-load/low-latency services
• Adopt and integrate emerging technologies to modernize legacy systems and meet project needs
• Start new projects from scratch and cover the full SDLC following the latest engineering excellence practices
• Design system components or whole solutions, explaining the pros and cons of proposed solutions
• Promote clean code and software craftsmanship principles within the team
• Acquire knowledge quickly and go beyond current technical competencies
• Contribute to company activities outside of primary assignments, such as SWAT activities, hackathons, and tech consultancy
• Ensure team setups follow industry-accepted practices, such as Agile methodologies

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in the software development field
• Hands-on experience with multiple technologies (Java, JavaScript, .Net or other), business domains, programming languages and frameworks
• 10+ production projects or initiatives, technical designs, POC, RnD, technical consultancy, etc. in different areas, with different technical challenges, different solutions and technologies used
• Ability to engineer and implement critical parts of a complex solution (e.g. a distributed cloud-based system, high-load/low-latency service, heterogeneous system that spans and integrates multiple platforms)
• Ability to adopt emerging technologies for project needs. Able to modernize legacy systems using new technologies. Applies system thinking for analysis, design, implementation
• Able to start a new project from scratch as well as covering the full SDLC from a technical point of view following latest engineering excellence practices
• Experience designing system components or whole solutions. Able to explain pros and cons of proposed solutions
• Clean Code and Software Craftmanship
• Quick knowledge acquirer – goes beyond current technical competency/comfort zone
• Open for company contribution outside of primary assignment: supporting SWAT activities, hackathons, tech consultancy, educational programs contribution, etc
• Deep understanding and practical experience working in team setups that follow practices accepted in the industry (e.g. Agile)
• Excellent communication skills in English

Nice to have

• Certification in the areas of expertise
• Experience in public contribution – participation in public projects, open source initiatives, leading technical communities, and user groups
• Experience contributing to tech talks, meetups, blogging and vlogging, speaking at conferences, participation in hackathons jury, etc
• Experience of mentoring and coaching of engineers
• Evangelizing best practices and leading by example

We offer

• Opportunity to Engineer your Future and to drive the world’s digital transformation with top industry clients
• Personal development program that will allow you to be valued for your strengths
• Wide range of professional trainings and workshops
• Being part of a collaborative, fast-growing, and innovative design team
• Established and accelerated growth toward different career paths, competencies, and roles
• Broad projects variety and possible mobility between projects over the time
• Collaboration in a multicultural environment and exchange of best practices with colleagues around the world
• Varied social benefits, Sports, Transportation and Health programs
• Work-life balance and flexible schedule, team buildings and sport opportunities
• Modern office/collaboration spaces (incl. new Infinity Tower business center, Sofia)
• Hybrid By Design - we provide you with the best productivity options from the 2 worlds. Meet, socialize and enjoy F2F time with your colleagues, while working from the modern EPAM's office for a few days per week and benefit from the EPAM's virtual working environment - making you able to be productive and work from remote for the rest of the week