SANDBX is building a team for our partner — an innovative healthcare technology company developing software solutions that help streamline operations and data management within the healthcare industry.
ProductThe product is a mature, business-critical platform that supports day-to-day operations and data processing. The backend is currently built as a Java monolith and continues to evolve as the business grows.
The company is actively evaluating future architectural improvements, including a potential transition toward microservices, as well as the adoption of AI-powered tools to improve data management and operational efficiency.
This role offers an opportunity to have a direct impact on the product's technical direction and long-term architecture.
Typical Responsibilities- Advising on technical direction and architectural decisions
- Evaluating scalability, maintainability, and performance of the existing platform
- Performing code reviews and providing technical mentorship
- Collaborating with leadership on technical strategy and roadmap planning
- Assessing modernization opportunities, including potential migration from a monolith to microservices
- Supporting the adoption of AI-based tools and solutions for data management
- Helping ensure engineering efforts are aligned with business priorities and product goals
Requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience
- Strong software architecture and system design skills
- Experience with distributed systems and messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar)
- Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
- Solid SQL and database design experience
- Experience using AI agents and AI-assisted development tools in the coding process (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini)
- Ability to work independently and make strategic technical decisions
- Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring engineers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong spoken and written English
- Experience with monolith-to-microservices transformations
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and AI-based solutions
- Experience working in healthcare, SaaS, or data-driven product environments
- Previous Tech Lead or Staff Engineer experience
Benefits
We offer:
- Market competitive salary
- Small but highly skilled, technically savvy and passionate team
- Open, honest and inclusive culture
- Unlimited vacations and sick days
- Benefits&perks
Skills Required
- 8+ years of hands-on Java development experience
- Strong software architecture and system design skills
- Experience with distributed systems and messaging technologies (RabbitMQ, Kafka, or similar)
- Strong understanding of scalability, reliability, and performance optimization
- Solid SQL and database design experience
- Experience using AI agents and AI-assisted development tools in the coding process (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini)
- Ability to work independently and make strategic technical decisions
- Experience conducting code reviews and mentoring engineers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong spoken and written English
- Experience with monolith-to-microservices transformations
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools and AI-based solutions
- Experience working in healthcare, SaaS, or data-driven product environments
- Previous Tech Lead or Staff Engineer experience
What We Do
SANDBX was established in 2017 as a small startup and has grown to be a significant player with a solid portfolio of 50+ projects! We are proud of our state-of-the-art technology stack and our in-house culture. We love what we do, say what we feel, and practice what we preach.
