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Senior Java / Spring Boot & Angular Engineer

Nitra, Slovakia
Only remote
Master's degree (Mgr.), Teaching of Mathematics and Physics
Nitra, Slovakia
Only remote
Master's degree (Mgr.), Teaching of Mathematics and Physics

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About me

Senior Java full-stack freelancer (20+ yrs), 100% remote via Lubisoft s.r.o. (SK, EU VAT). Legacy modernisation: Spring Boot 2→3→4, Java 21, Oracle→PostgreSQL, Keycloak, Angular 9→20, AWS. Ex-SAP; clients: Deutsche Telekom, Swiss Re, T-Mobile. Projektsprache Englisch, Deutsch B1 passiv.

AI AgentsJava (Programming Language)Spring SecurityDB2 SQLGradleJava ArchitecturesSpring FrameworkPython (Programming Language)PostgreSQLApache MavenMySQLAngular 2+SAP HANAAngular MaterialSpring CloudSpring MVCOracle 10g/11gSpring BootAWS LambdaBackendGitLabGitSpring DataGitlab-ciGit FlowAWS AuroraKubernetesNpm(Software)React NativeFront End Software DevelopmentTerraformSpring BatchDockerGolang
Java & Spring Boot Backend Development
Expertise in Java 8 through 21 and Spring Boot 2/3/4, including Spring Security, Spring Cloud, Spring WebFlux, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, REST/OpenAPI, SOAP, and Camunda BPM. Extensive experience delivering enterprise backend systems across telecom, banking, insurance, and government sectors.

Angular & Frontend Engineering
Proficiency in Angular from AngularJS up to version 20, TypeScript, RxJS, NgRx, Angular Material, PrimeNG, Nx monorepo, React, and React Native. Track record of major Angular version migrations and training Java developers in Angular.

Cloud & DevOps
Hands-on experience with AWS (ECR, EC2, Lambda, Aurora, S3, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, IAM, CloudFormation), GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, OpenShift, Rancher, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, ArgoCD, TeamCity, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps.

Microservice & Event-Driven Architecture
Design and implementation of microservice and event-driven architectures using RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Spring Cloud, and Quarkus. Experience migrating legacy monoliths to modern distributed systems.

Database Technologies
Broad knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, AWS Aurora, DynamoDB, DB2, MS SQL, Trino, Liquibase, and Flyway. Experience with Oracle to PostgreSQL migrations.

Security & Authentication
Implementation of security solutions using Keycloak, OAuth2/OIDC, JWT, LDAP, MS Active Directory, and vulnerability and CVE remediation with ORCA scanner.

Testing & Quality Assurance
Application of testing frameworks and tools including JUnit, Mockito, TestContainers, WireMock, Cucumber, Selenium, MapStruct, Lombok, JHipster, and Maven.

GoLang & Python Development
Development experience with GoLang and Python, including backend rewrites and AWS Lambda functions for own products.

Application Modernisation
Specialisation in Spring Boot upgrades, Angular major-version migrations, Oracle to PostgreSQL migrations, and LDAP to Keycloak (OAuth2/OIDC) transitions.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2010

Languages

GermanGoodEnglishFluentSlovakNative speakerCzechFluent

Project history

Founder & Senior Fullstack Developer

Lubisoft s.r.o. (remote B2B contracting)
Founded and operates Lubisoft s.r.o. as a B2B contracting vehicle, delivering senior fullstack engineering services remotely across Europe.

Senior Java / Angular Engineer

Tatra banka & T-Mobile Polska (via Adastra)
At Tatra banka: led cloud migration of the internal ILLP Calculator banking application to AWS, upgraded Spring Boot to v3 and migrated Angular 9 to 20, migrated the database from Oracle to PostgreSQL including distributed locking for scheduled jobs, and moved authentication from LDAP to Keycloak (OAuth2/OIDC) while remediating ORCA vulnerabilities. At T-Mobile Polska: migrated legacy Java microservices from Spring Boot 2.7 to 3.5 and 4.1, fixed CVEs in pom.xml and base Docker images through ArgoCD and GitLab CI/CD.

Cloud Architecture Consultant

Keystone-SDA-ATS AG (Switzerland)
Analysed a legacy news portal (C++, Java 1.x-17, Swing, Liferay Portlets, RMI, Solr) and designed the GCP modernisation target using Java 21, Quarkus, Vue.js/Nuxt.js, PostgreSQL, Docker, and Kubernetes.

Senior Java Developer

Prosoft s.r.o. (Slovak Statistical Office elections voting system)
Maintained the secure backend of the national elections voting system using Java 8/11, Spring 5, JSP, SOAP, REST, Tomcat, WildFly, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Rancher, Oracle, MS Active Directory, LDAP, and JasperReports.

Senior Java Developer

Bohemian Technologies s.r.o. (BWM Portfolio Management)
Contributed to reactive (WebFlux/WebClient) and traditional REST APIs on Java 21 and Spring Boot 3 with PostgreSQL, Liquibase, TestContainers, and AWS ECR/EKS.

Senior Fullstack Developer

bol Behorden Online Systemhaus GmbH (via Stengl), German public sector
Developed and maintained web applications for the German Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) and several German cities using Java 11-17, Spring Boot, JHipster, Angular 16 (Material, RxJS, NgRx, Nx), AWS Aurora, S3, Docker, MySQL, and Liquibase.

Senior Java Developer

Deutsche Telekom, Magenta API Gateway (via SOITRON)
Built high-throughput, non-blocking microservices for the Magenta platform API gateway using Java 11/17, Spring WebFlux, Camunda BPM, ActiveMQ, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and GoLang.

Senior Fullstack Developer

Swiss Re AG (via SOITRON)
Rewrote a legacy AngularJS 1 UI in Angular 11/12 (Angular Material, RxJS) and trained Java developers in Angular. Built a fullstack microservice (Java 11, Spring Boot, RabbitMQ, Angular 12, NgRx, PrimeNG) on Azure DevOps and Kubernetes; maintained legacy Java 8, Swing, DB2, and Cobol (WebSphere) applications.

Senior Developer

NextIT s.r.o.
Delivered a registry system for Vseobecna zdravotna poistovna (Slovak health insurer) using Java 11, Spring Boot, Spring Security (JWT), Angular, Keycloak, and PostgreSQL.

Senior Developer

First Data Resources s.r.o.
Built microservices for merchant and payment-terminal onboarding workflows using Java 8, Spring Cloud, Camunda BPM, ActiveMQ, Oracle, Kubernetes, and AWS.

Fullstack Developer

YMS a.s.
Developed backend and frontend for Slovak Land Fund and Forests Slovakia using Java 8, Spring Boot 2, Angular 6/7, MS SQL, and SOAP; integrated external systems.

Software Engineer

SAP Slovensko s.r.o. (via Stengl)
Developed SAP Business One components including SAP HANA Backup Service and System Landscape Directory (Java 8, Spring 4, REST, OData, SAML, C++). Created Java Swing installers, integration tests in C#/Selenium, and supported cloud migrations using Terraform, SaltStack, and Vault.

C++ and GIS Software Developer

Animazoo UK, Normex, Hima Slovakia, ArcGEO Information Systems
Worked on C++/Qt/MFC and GIS projects including motion-capture drivers, PDF software, pipeline leak-detection systems, and ArcGIS solutions for telecom and government.

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