Milient is a SaaS company helping project-driven businesses stay in control of projects, people, resources, and profitability. With 150+ employees and more than 3000 customers across 70 countries, we are the European market leader for project and financial control within the AEC industry. Our R&D organization spans Product Management, Design, and Engineering across Europe and Vietnam, evolving a broad software portfolio in a market rapidly changing through AI and accelerated software delivery.
Job Summary
As a Tech Lead, you will play a pivotal role in driving the technical vision and strategy across Milient's product ecosystem. You will lead a team of developers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions. Your expertise in Java and AWS will be crucial in modernizing and evolving our applications, enabling greater interoperability across the wider Milient platform.
You will lead a team responsible for one of our established product areas while supporting an ongoing cloud transformation and migration initiative. As this journey progresses, the team's focus will increasingly shift towards developing new modules and capabilities for Milient's common platform, creating exciting opportunities for greenfield development and technical innovation.
You'll be joining at an exciting time, with significant investment in new product development and innovation, giving you the opportunity to shape the next generation of solutions for our customers.
Responsibilities
Lead the design, hands-on development, and deployment of scalable and high-performance applications using Java and AWS
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to a team of developers, fostering a culture of improvement and innovation
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Ensure best practices in software development, including code reviews, testing, and documentation
Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in Java and AWS
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance
Contribute to the architectural decisions and technical roadmap planning across the european organization through our Tech Guild
Work closely with product managers and stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Ensure compliance with security standards and best practices in cloud-based environmentsQualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on Java and AWS
Experience in leading development teams and driving technical projects to success
Deep understanding of Java programming language, frameworks (Spring, Hibernate), and best practices
Extensive experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and others
Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, microservices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
Strong communication and leadership skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams
Experience with Agile methodologies and tools
Bonus Qualifications
Experience with a broad range of programming languages and technologies is highly valued. Familiarity with security best practices and regulatory compliance frameworks, such as GDPR, is considered an advantage.
Why Milient?
At Milient, we believe great products are built through clarity, collaboration, and thoughtful decision-making and not just shipping more features. You’ll join an ambitious and growing company where Engineering, Product, and Design work closely together to solve meaningful problems and create real impact.
We offer a collaborative and inclusive environment where your ideas and experience are valued, along with opportunities to grow as Milient continues to expand. And because work should also be enjoyable, we regularly organize social activities and events across our teams and offices.
More about Milient
Milient is a SaaS company helping project-driven businesses stay in control of projects, people, time, resources, and profitability. With more than 3000 customers across 40+ countries, we are the market leader in the Nordics for project and financial control within the AEC industry.
Today, Milient consists of 130+ employees across the Nordics, the UK, France, Benelux, and Vietnam. Our products are used by architects, engineers, consultants, and other project-based businesses that need operational control across complex delivery environments.
We develop software that supports the full operational lifecycle of project-based work — from planning and staffing to time reporting, project execution, invoicing, financial follow-up, and resource management.
Our R&D organization consists of Product Management, Design, and Engineering, with 50+ colleagues working across Stockholm, Oslo, Brussels, Nottingham, Harrogate, and Hanoi. Together, we maintain and evolve a broad SaaS portfolio shaped through both organic growth and acquisitions.
We are currently adapting both our products and the way we build them to a market changing rapidly through AI, increased software delivery speed, and rising expectations on operational clarity and execution.
In this recruitment, we collaborate with Active Search. For more information, contact Fanni Orestav Recruitment Consultant +46738527963 or
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