Job description

The Senior Java Engineer role at Nortal involves contributing to large-scale digital transformation initiatives that impact governments, healthcare, telecom services, and enterprise, industry, and manufacturing sectors, supporting the vision of building a Seamless Society inspired by Estonia’s digital leadership. The role requires proficiency in Java and multiple programming languages, as well as deep understanding of programming frameworks and libraries across languages and their differentiators based on application. The engineer must understand programming methodologies including functional programming, object-oriented programming, imperative programming, and declarative programming, and apply them appropriately. The position includes optimizing SQL schemas, working with NoSQL solutions and understanding trade-offs, and using version control systems such as Git. The role also involves implementing continuous delivery (CD) and DevSecOps practices, as well as performance testing and security testing practices. The engineer will work on distributed systems, analyzing flows and end-to-end interactions, identifying and troubleshooting performance issues, and coordinating evaluation of engineering tools and frameworks. Additional responsibilities include creating and maintaining API documentation, technical user stories, automating documentation generation, and running agile Scrum or Kanban processes. The role operates within globally distributed teams and contributes to high-impact projects affecting over half a billion users worldwide.