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Tech Lead Java

5 day weekGreat Place to Work '25Onsite · Montpellier, France

Company Description

Meritis is a consulting firm specializing in the digital transformation of organizations, founded in 2007 by Sébastien Videment.

Initially established in Paris, it has expanded into the regions and now maintains a presence in the largest cities in France: Sophia-Antipolis, Montpellier, Nantes, Bordeaux, Lyon, Aix-en-Provence, Lille, and even in Lisbon, Portugal, since 2023.

Our experts support clients from various sectors in all their digital transformation needs across numerous areas of expertise: Finance, Software Engineering, Cloud & Infrastructure, Data, Digital Transformation, and Cybersecurity.

Driven by its values of excellence, humility, benevolence, and proximity, the firm of 900+ employees, which has been awarded the Great Place To Work® label 5 times, is experiencing very strong growth and plans to reach €100M in revenue in 2024 and exceed the symbolic milestone of 1000 employees.

We make it a point of honor to be close to our employees and to support them in an individualized way, regardless of their roles in the company. Certified Great Place To Work since 2013, our concept of well-being at work goes far beyond a simple label; our employees speak about it best: https://www.glassdoor.fr/Avis/Meritis-Avis-E1163008.htm

Job Description

  • Lead the migration of Java 8 applications to Java 17/21.
  • Analyze technical impacts, define the modernization strategy, and establish associated best practices.
  • Design and implement necessary changes: refactoring, framework updates, code optimization.
  • Provide technical support to developers: code reviews, pair programming, coaching.
  • Collaborate with Architecture, Development, and Product teams to ensure technical consistency.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines and software quality.
  • Manage technical documentation related to changes and architectural choices.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 6 years of experience in Java development.
  • Proficiency in modern Java versions (Java 11/17/21) and migration from Java 8.
  • Very good knowledge of Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate, Maven/Gradle.
  • Experience with CI/CD environments (GitLab CI, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.).
  • Good understanding of distributed architectures and development best practices.
  • Technical leadership, rigor, autonomy, and the ability to challenge the status quo.
  • Proficiency in English.

Additional Information

  • Tailor-made professional paths (career development, adapted training, mentoring, etc.);
  • The choice of your mission and personalized support throughout your career;
  • Evolving in an environment where learning is encouraged: certifying training, e-learning, meetups, coding competitions, development paths, etc.;
  • Being part of expert communities that share their knowledge and experiences within our centers of competence;
  • A friendly environment with numerous festive events (annual party, seminars & team building, lunches, and afterworks, etc.);

Your differences are our strengths. That is why Meritis is committed to diversity and non-discrimination. All our positions are accessible to people with disabilities. If you have a question or believe you are a victim or witness of discrimination, you can contact [email protected] .