Software Architect Java (m/f/d)

Software Architect Java (m/f/d)

Location: Munich, DE

G+D makes the lives of billions of people around the world more secure. We create trust in the digital age with integrated security technologies in three business areas: Digital Security, Financial Platforms and Currency Technology. We have been a reliable partner for our customers for over 170 years with our innovative solutions for SecurityTech! We are an international technology group and traditional family business with over 14,000 employees in 40 countries. Creating Confidence is our path to success. Trust is the basis of our co-operation within G+D.

The whole world trusts us when it comes to digital, physical or electronic payments. We increase the security and efficiency of the cash cycle in collaboration with central banks and the entire currency industry. As the market leader in advanced currency management, would you like to join us in shaping the future of payments?

With our cash management and cash logistics solutions, G+D drives the digitalization of the entire cash cycle. As a market leader in this segment, our products are trusted by central banks, commercial banks, and cash-in-transit businesses around the world.

As a Java Software Architect, you will play a key role in shaping the future of our Cash Management and Cash Logistics solutions. Together with your team, you will be responsible for the architecture, design, and implementation of our cash cycle products. This role focuses on Java development for financial software systems, with an emphasis on Spring Boot and Hibernate ORM, spanning enterprise applications, web applications, and database systems.

In addition to your development responsibilities, you will provide technical guidance and support to the development team - this includes contributing to product presentations, solution proposals, and commercial offers.

In this role, you'll be based in our Munich office (hybrid model) while working closely with a team that's primarily located in India. You’ll collaborate daily with your teammates across locations, so strong English skills and good communication are important. If you enjoy cultural exchange and like the idea of working in a diverse, international environment, we’d love to have you on board!

Key responsibilities

• Understand functional and non-functional requirements, estimate efforts, and ensure solutions meet quality and time expectations
• Define and maintain product architecture in close collaboration with other architects and a cross-site team in Munich and Gurugram
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, and business analysts to shape product direction
• Guide Scrum development and QA teams in translating requirements into architecture, design, and implementation
• Explore new technologies and tools in line with our tech roadmap
• Maintain architecture and coding guidelines to promote best practices and consistency
• Ensure the solution’s performance, scalability, security, usability, and maintainability
• Create PoCs to validate design choices and assess technical risks
• Provide technical leadership, review code, and ensure high software quality
• Support the team in solving complex technical challenges
• Drive improvements in the software development process and promote a culture of professionalism and continuous learning

Required skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Passion for delivering high-quality software
• Strong background in software architecture, object-oriented design, and troubleshooting distributed multi-tier applications
• Solid understanding of agile development methodologies
• Excellent communication skills and experience working in international teams
• Team player with the ability to work independently toward shared goals
• 10+ years of experience with Java frameworks and tools
• 8+ years of experience with the Spring Framework, deployed on application servers like Wildfly or WebSphere
• Deep knowledge of design patterns, component-based web frameworks (e.g., Wicket, Angular), web services (SOAP/REST), messaging systems (JMS, ActiveMQ, IBM MQ), and service-oriented architecture
• Strong expertise in unit and integration testing concepts and tools
• Hands-on experience with version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps), and GitHub Copilot
• 5+ years of experience with RDBMS (Oracle, SQL Server) and ORM technologies (JPA, Hibernate), including SQL performance tuning
• You can freely choose your working hours between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., work on a mobile or on-site basis at times and - if you wish - work on a Saturday instead of during the week
• With regular, mutual and appreciative feedback, we support you in your individual development and learn from you in the process
• You benefit from an active work-life balance, attractive family benefits and a diverse company health management program

We are an equal opportunity employer! We promote diversity in all its forms and create an inclusive work environment, free from prejudice, discrimination and harassment, in which all employees feel a sense of belonging. We warmly welcome all applications regardless of gender, age, race or ethnic origin, social and cultural background, religion, disability and sexual orientation.