Java Team Lead

Ceragon is the leading solutions provider of end-to-end wireless connectivity. We help network operators, service providers, and private networks worldwide increase operational efficiency and enhance end customers’ quality of experience with innovative wireless transport solutions. Ceragon’s employee community spans multiple countries, is highly diverse regionally and culturally, yet connected and cohesive.

Role Title: Java Team Lead

Department: R&D

Subdepartment: Software Development

Contract type: Permanent

Reporting line: Manager, Software Applications

We’re looking for Software Applications Team Lead to guide a team building and evolving our network intelligence and management software for the telecommunications industry.

In this role, you’ll combine hands-on engineering with people leadership, helping deliver complex features while supporting the growth and effectiveness of the engineers on your team. You’ll contribute to architectural decisions, ensure high engineering standards, and help the team build scalable, reliable systems.

Why you’ll like this role

• Influence the technical direction of a complex, long-lived product
• Work on systems where performance, scalability, and reliability matter
• Collaborate with experienced engineers who value clean architecture and pragmatic solutions
• Have impact both through technical contributions and team leadership

 What will you do

• Design highly tolerant software with special care towards scale
• Direct interactions with the customer during trials & demos
• Communicate with product & project management team on statuses in an agile environment
• Mentor and Lead a team of 3-5 Java software developers as their people leader.
• Plan and guide a scrum team from within a shared Scrum-Master role

What are the requirements

• 2+ years of proven experience as Java Development Team Leader
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Strong expertise in Java and the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security
• Experience with frontend development and UI architecture; hands-on experience with Angular is a plus
• Strong understanding of RESTful design, HTTP, and distributed systems
• Proven experience applying software architecture principles and design patterns
• Deep experience with relational databases (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Solid understanding of multithreading and concurrency
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Git, and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong analytical skills and a high degree of ownership
• Advanced written and spoken English

Nice to have

• Experience with Spring WebFlux and reactive systems
• Experience with Elasticsearch or other NoSQL / search technologies
• Experience with Kafka and event-driven architectures
• Experience with performance tuning, profiling, and scalability techniques
• Good understanding of networking fundamentals (Ethernet, TCP/IP)

What we offer:

• Access to state of the art laboratory equipped with the entire Ceragon products portfolio.
• Benefit online through a generous monthly budget.
• Private medical subscription: Priority Plus at Regina Maria.
• Special bonuses for life's milestones: whether you're expanding your family or facing difficult times, we provide additional paid days off and financial support to help you through.
• Additional vacation days that increase with your tenure at the company.
• Additional time off for health care needs.
• A day off for your birthday and a birthday gift.
• Compensation days for public holidays that fall on weekends.
• Extra vouchers/gifts for special events (Easter, 1st of June, 8th of March, Christmas).
• Bookster.
• Glasses allowance.
• All the modern comforts: daily coffee, a selection of teas, fresh fruits, and warm pastries to start your mornings right.
• Breakroom with games and a cozy terrace.
• Social activities: Sports Day, Easter & Christmas Party, other quarterly events and Happy hours.
• Hybrid Work
• Central location on Calea Victoriei and parking facilities.
• …and last but not the least: the opportunity to grow your career in a friendly, dynamic, multinational environment!

If you feel you’re the right candidate for the role, please click ‘apply’ now and send us your CV in English! We’d love to hear from you!