# Senior Developer - Metadata Platforms & Team Lead

**Company:** [InventYOU AB](null/companies/6Rie6tUq5y8qvkYFycGX5v.md)
**Location:** Stockholm, Sweden
**Workplace:** on site

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## Description

We are looking for a Senior Developer (level 5) with team lead capabilities to drive a strategic proof-of-concept initiative evaluating and benchmarking modern metadata platform technologies. The assignment covers comparative technical testing of leading metadata platform solutions, development of a metadata editor component, and delivery of a documented technical recommendation with evaluation results and projected organizational impact.

You will own the technical evaluation lifecycle end-to-end - architecture assessment, hands-on development, team leadership, testing methodology, and final reporting with a clear technology recommendation - within a complex, standards-driven environment.

## Requirements

-   Minimum 8 years of system development experience, including at least 3 years working specifically with data catalogs or metadata platforms
-   Minimum 3 years of hands-on development in both Java and Python
-   At least 2 relevant development assignments in the last 5 years involving production-deployed applications
-   Proven experience independently leading development teams or proof-of-concept initiatives with documented evaluation deliverables
-   Fluent Swedish and English, written and spoken

**Nice to Have**

-   Experience with OpenMetadata, Apache Egeria, or EntryScape
-   Experience with highly regulated or standards-driven data environments
-   Container-based deployment experience (Docker/Kubernetes or equivalent)

## Benefits

-   Lead a high-visibility technical evaluation initiative shaping a large-scale metadata platform strategy
-   Combine hands-on architecture work with team leadership and direct influence on final technology decisions
-   Join inventYOU, an IT staffing and consulting company with a strong presence across Stockholm and Athens, offering long-term engagements and close support throughout your assignment