Senior Java Backend Engineer (Kafka, Microservices, Cloud)

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 a senior Java engineer who wants to work on something more than just another CRUD system?

Join our engineering team in Slovakia, working closely with US counterparts in a distributed, high-autonomy setup, and be part of a large-scale fintech transformation for a US client.

We are modernizing a century-old platform serving 5M+ participants, 15,000+ institutions, and $1.3T in assets — moving from fragmented, manual legacy systems to a scalable, automated, AI-enabled platform.

This is a high-impact, high-complexity engineering challenge — not a greenfield demo, but a real-world re-platforming with strict requirements on data consistency, scalability, and reliability.

You’ll work in a modern environment combining Java 21, reactive architecture, Kafka, and hybrid cloud (AWS + on-prem).
 

YOUR MISSION:

• Design and build backend services in Java (Java 21) using modern, reactive approaches

• Contribute to decomposition of a legacy monolith into microservices architecture

• Develop event-driven systems using Apache Kafka for high-volume financial processing

• Work on real-time, high-throughput systems with strict consistency and auditability requirements

• Participate in re-platforming to hybrid cloud (AWS + Kubernetes/OpenShift)

• Collaborate on automation and AI-assisted development workflows (GenAI tooling)

• Take ownership of technical solutions — from design to production

• Actively contribute to engineering best practices, mentoring, and knowledge sharing

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 €