Ostrava branch of compacer is very ambitious, we are expanding with new specialists and entire teams!

We build teams with diverse expertise, consisting of both top programmers and newcomers to the IT industry. We believe that the ability to learn and listen is the foundation for the best ideas that come out of compacer vznikají.

Do you enjoy developing interesting software on modern technologies? Do you like to learn new things and are not afraid of challenges? Do you want your work to be seen? Do you want to join a company that has a unique perspective? Become an important part of our team!

Senior software developer

About the job

📍 Location: Ostrava / Hybrid

📝 Employment: Full-time / Contract

🌐 Language: English (working language)

🔹About the product

We build a product for law firms that helps them manage clients, organize orders, handle invoicing and payment transactions, and communicate with clients and authorities.

The platform is build as a microservices-based platform using Java, React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and Apache Kafka.

The system runs on Kubernetes in a private cloud, designed for scalability and resilience.
🔹Your Role

As a Senior / Lead Software Developer, you will play a key role in driving the development of our platform.

We are looking for a senior engineer with a strong ownership mindset, who can take responsibility for key parts of the system, influence technical decisions, and help move the product forward.

The role is flexible in terms of technology focus – whether you are more backend-oriented (Java), frontend-oriented (React), or full-stack. What matters most is your experience, seniority, and ability to lead by example.
🔹Responsibilities

• Take ownership of key parts of the system and actively drive their development
• Design, implement, and evolve system features across the platform
• Contribute to architectural decisions and long-term technical direction
• Ensure performance, scalability, and high availability in a Kubernetes-based microservices environment
• Participate in analysis, design, testing, and continuous improvement of the product
• Collaborate closely with other engineers, architects, and product stakeholders
• Support the team through code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership

🔹Requirements

• Strong experience in software development in a complex production environment

• Solid experience with Java, React, or full-stack development in production systems

• Experience designing and building RESTful APIs and working with distributed systems

• Understanding of multithreading, performance, and scalability

• Experience with databases (relational and/or NoSQL)

• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and testable code

• Senior mindset – ability to take ownership, make technical decisions, and think in context of the whole system

• Analytical thinking and strong problem-solving skills

• English proficiency for daily communication within an international team
🔹Nice to Have

• Experience with microservices architectures and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with messaging systems and event-driven architectures (Kafka, MQ, JMS, etc.)

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools

• Interest in growing towards a technical leadership role
🔹What We Offer

• Great company culture
• 30 days of vacation
• Meal allowance
• Multisport card
• 2% of your gross salary to your pension savings
• Home office options
• A smart well-being program (exercise sessions for a healthy back, a psychologist support)
• Language and professional training
• Regular breakfasts, team/company events & a friendly office vibe

🔹Our hiring process in 3 steps

• Intro call – Quick chat to get to know each other and talk about the role.
• Interview – You’ll meet your future manager and technical lead to talk about your experience, expectations, and how we work.
• Final step – Feedback, offer (if it’s a match), and next steps.