Full Stack Engineer- Java & React

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €30.5 Billion international wholesaler with operations in 31 countries through 625 stores & a team of 93,000 people globally. Metro operates in a further 10 countries with its Food Service Distribution (FSD) business and it is thus active in a total of 34 countries.

MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide HR, Finance, IT & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Website: https://www.metro-gsc.in
Company Size: 600-650
Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India
Type: Privately Held
Inception:  2011

Who we are
At METRO, we drive technology for one of the world’s leading international food wholesalers — METRO. From e-commerce to checkout and delivery software, we build products that make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we shape the future of wholesale.
 

We are looking for…

- A senior full stack engineer with deep expertise in both frontend and backend technologies.
- Someone with strong leadership skills who can guide architectural discussions, mentor engineers, and drive technical excellence.
- An engineer with proven experience in complex, distributed systems and workflow-driven architectures (Camunda/CIB7, Istio, microservices).

This role matters to us…

As a Senior Full Stack Engineer / Tech Lead, you will play a key role in METRO’s global Quality Management System, which harmonizes and streamlines quality assurance processes across all entities. This solution is built upon a large-scale codebase that integrates backend services and a complex monolithic frontend. Your contribution will be pivotal in guiding the split into modular, scalable components while ensuring reliability and design consistency. You will also lead technical discussions, align with architects, and mentor other engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain both frontend (React, Redux, Material UI) and backend (Java, Spring Boot) components.
• Lead the modernization and modularization of a very large monolithic frontend & backend codebase.
• Collaborate with architects and product managers to align on long-term technical strategies and system design.
• Mentor and support mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and high code quality.
• Ensure system performance, security, and scalability across frontend and backend layers.
• Promote clean code practices, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines to maintain development excellence.
• Work closely with DevOps and platform teams to ensure cloud-native deployments on GCP with Kubernetes and Istio.

Must-Have Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Work Experience & Skills

• Proven hands-on experience with frontend frameworks (React, Redux, Material UI, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript).
• Extensive backend experience with Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architectures.
• Strong experience working with Camunda (preferably CIB7) for workflow automation.
• Experience with Istio or other service mesh technologies.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins X, or similar).
• Proficiency in automated testing across frontend and backend components.
• Excellent English communication skills (written and spoken), with ability to collaborate across roles and cultures.

Other Requirements

• Ability to balance frontend user experience with backend scalability and performance.
• Leadership skills — proven experience in mentoring and guiding engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving mindset with a process-oriented approach.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience splitting monolithic systems into modular architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, GCP Monitoring).
• Knowledge of security best practices in distributed architectures (OAuth2, RBAC, mTLS).
• Experience participating in UI/UX design discussions and collaborating with designers or users.