Senior Java Developer – Cloud & Microservices

Accenture is a leading global provider of a broad range of professional services in strategy and consulting, interactive marketing, information technology and business operations services, with digital capabilities in all of these areas. With more than 800,000 employees worldwide, we serve clients in more than 120 countries. We have been operating in Slovakia since 1992 and employ more than 2,100 people in Bratislava and Košice.

Accenture globally has ranked 4th on the Great Place to Work® World’s Best Workplaces™.

Are you an experienced Java developer who enjoys modernizing complex, business-critical applications?

Join an international team working on financial-product, calculation, and vehicle-data platforms used across multiple markets. You will help maintain and evolve a hybrid application landscape built with Java, Quarkus, Jakarta EE, REST APIs, Kafka, AWS, Docker, React, SQL and NoSQL databases, and modern CI/CD tooling.

 

YOUR MISSION:

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Java backend services and APIs
• Build and enhance microservices using Quarkus, Jakarta EE, and event-driven patterns
• Support modernization from on-premises environments to AWS and container platforms
• Work with REST, SOAP, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and DocumentDB integrations
• Improve automated testing, CI/CD, code quality, security, monitoring, and release readiness
• Collaborate with developers, architects, Product Owners, and DevOps specialists in distributed agile teams
• Actively contribute to engineering best practices, mentoring, and knowledge sharing
• Use AI-assisted engineering tools to improve coding, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Flexibility:

• Flexible working arrangements (time & place of work)

Recognition:

• Guaranteed paid overtime or overtime vacation
• German language bonus up to 400€ monthly/gross depending on language proficiency and level of seniority
• Flexible Benefit System - budget to be spent on services of your choice
• Competitive bonus structure
• Refer-a-Friend – get a bonus in the employee referral program
• Loyalty rewards

Future:

• Wide range of trainings and expert lectures
• Regular performance review and career growth possibilities
• Ongoing career guidance and mentoring (Global Mentoring Program, Lean In)
• Employee share purchase plan

Family & Health:

• 3 extra days off
• Sick leave salary compensation (up to 100%)
• Home-office equipment
• Family oriented benefits (Wedding, Parental and Baby days-off and bonuses)
• Employee assistance services (professional psychological, financial and legal help)
• Multisport card

• Contribution to special vision correction appliances

• Life and disability group insurance

• Sport vouchers for children’s sport activities and children camps

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to role, level, location, effort, responsibility, skillset, and level of experience.

We are hiring at the following management levels, and any offer will align with the base pay range according to the level at which you are assessed:

Specialist: 2.050 - 4.050 €

Associate Manager: 2.550 - 4.800 €

WHO YOU ARE:  

• 5+ years of hands-on Java backend development experience
• Strong knowledge of Java enterprise development, microservices, and API design
• Experience with Quarkus, Jakarta EE, Spring, or a comparable Java framework
• Practical knowledge of REST, SQL databases, Git, automated testing, and CI/CD
• Experience with cloud or container technologies such as AWS, Docker, or Kubernetes
• Ability to understand complex systems, work with legacy code, and take ownership of delivery
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills in an international environment
• English language at B2+ level for daily collaboration
• Fluent in Slovak language (C1+)

NICE TO HAVE

• Kafka and event-driven architecture
• React or JSF
• Terraform, Jenkins, Maven, Flyway, or GitHub Actions
• MongoDB, DocumentDB, PostgreSQL, or Oracle
• Observability, code-quality, or security tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, SonarQube, or Fortify
• Financial-services or another regulated-industry background

WHY THIS PROJECT

• Modernize high-impact platforms used across international markets
• Work with Java, Quarkus, Kafka, AWS, APIs, databases, and DevOps automation
• Combine new development with meaningful modernization of established systems
• Build technical depth in cloud migration, software quality, and AI-assisted engineering
• Join a stable, long-term program with experienced international teams

GET IN CONTACT:

Any questions? Then please send an email to your recruiter  kristina.machalova@accenture.com  

We look forward to receiving your application!

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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