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Lead Software Engineer, Full Stack

Clarivate
Full-time
On-site
Belgrade, Serbia

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer to join our team. This position reports to a Technical Manager — you will collaborate on design, development, and optimization with stake holders and colleagues — while leading innovations across our ecosystem.

About You

  • 5+ years of experience in software development with expertise in Java, Scala, and Spring Boot.

  • Proven experience in full-stack development using Angular (preferably Angular 15).

  • Strong knowledge of MongoDB, RESTful APIs, and microservices architecture.

  • Hands-on experience with AWS services, including EC2, S3, Lambda, and SQS.

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

It would be great if you also had

  • Experience working in Agile environments with distributed global teams.

  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to debug complex issues across frontend and backend.

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to mentor and lead teams.

What will you be doing in this role?

  • Lead the design, development, and optimization of Scala and Java-based backend services, ensuring performance, scalability, and maintainability.

  • Architect, develop, and maintain Angular-based web applications, ensuring a responsive and intuitive user experience.

  • Drive the integration of frontend (Angular) with backend (Java, Spring Boot) via RESTful APIs.

  • Oversee database architecture, query optimization, and MongoDB performance tuning.

  • Define and implement best practices for AWS cloud services, including VPC, Lambda, SQS, and auto-scaling.

  • Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement proactive monitoring and performance optimizations.

  • Conduct unit testing, integration testing, and debugging for both frontend and backend components.

Product you will be developing

RefWorks is a cloud-based reference management platform that supports both new feature development and legacy code maintenance. It leverages modern technologies, including Angular 15, MongoDB, Java, Node.js, Maven, Gradle, and Spring Boot-based microservices. The cloud infrastructure is built on AWS (VPC, Lambdas, SQS queues, auto-scaling, and more).

About the team:

You will be a part of a team of 5 developers, based in Israel and a new team in Serbia.

Hours of Work 

Full-time position, typical working hours, 9am to 5pm. This is a hybrid position working in the office 3 days every other week. 

Benefits

  • Holidays: 25 days paid leave per annum

  • Private Health Insurance

  • Paid Lunch

  • Yearly Bonus

  • Yearly Merit Plan

  • My Learning Platform

  • Mental Healthcare

  • Fit Pass

  • Life Insurance

  • Accident Insurance

  • Company bicycles for rent free of charge

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.