Are you **looking for new challenges** and a place where you can enjoy a close-knit environment while continuously **learning**? Welcome to a team with a clear purpose: **"TRANSFORMING** people’s lives by being the most trusted **TECHNOLOGICAL** partner"! ### **Get ready and join this adventure!** **What will you find?** --------------------- * **Technical and personal challenges** that will keep you constantly growing. * A connected team focused on **your physical and mental well-being**. * A **continuous improvement culture**, fresh and collaborative, with learning opportunities and people ready to support you. * **KaizenHub**, a program designed to enhance your talents, offering **feedback**, mentoring, and coaching through **Sofka U**. It’ll be both a challenge and a game! * Programs such as **Happy Kaizen and WeSofka**, which care for your physical and emotional well-being. **What are we looking for?** ------------------ We’re seeking a visionary **Technical Leader** with over **3 years of experience leading high-performing teams**, and solid expertise in the **Java (17/21\)** ecosystem. The ideal candidate combines deep knowledge of **Quarkus, Spring Boot, and Reactive Programming**, along with the ability to orchestrate modern solutions using **ReactJS and NextJS**. We value your ability to interpret complex architectures and translate them into flawless technical strategies grounded in **Clean Code and Clean Architectures**. This is your opportunity to go beyond coding and become the innovation engine behind strategic projects. Here, you won’t just lead development—you’ll empower your team within a high-expectation environment, negotiating impactful solutions and ensuring technical excellence in every delivery. ### **Responsibilities** * Lead and empower the technical team, fostering decision-making and resolution of complex problems. * Develop microservices and cloud-based features, ensuring system scalability and maintainability. * Interpret the technical architecture to define and execute the team’s development strategy. * Manage direct communication with the client to align technical expectations with business objectives. * Ensure implementation of engineering best practices through code reviews and technical documentation. * Coordinate solution deployments using CI/CD pipelines in cloud and containerized environments. * Negotiate scope and technical solutions, always maintaining focus on quality. * Oversee integration of relational and non-relational databases alongside messaging systems. ### **Requirements** * **Education:** Graduate in Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, or related fields. * **Experience:** Proven experience of at least 3 years in technical leadership roles, with a strong background in backend development (Java) and frontend development (React), preferably in the financial sector. ### **Technical Knowledge** * **Java 17 and 21** (Quarkus and SpringBoot). * **Reactive Programming and Clean Architectures** (Clean Architecture / Clean Code). * Frontend: **ReactJS and NextJS.** * Cloud: **Azure preferred.** * DevOps: **CI/CD, Pipelines, Docker and Kubernetes.** * **Databases:** Relational (SQL) and Non-Relational (NoSQL). * Messaging: **Kafka or SQS and Microservice development.** * Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban). ### **APPLY NOW and be part of this story!** **Conditions** --------------- * You must be available to work on **Panama’s calendar**. * **Indefinite-term contract** — We aim for long-term relationships and want you to be part of our family for many years! * **Looking for professional growth?** At Sofka, we offer a **learning ecosystem** with multiple tools to bridge skill gaps and boost your capabilities. You decide how you want to grow!