Location: Chicago, IL 60606
***Hybrid – currently onsite 2 days/week. Eventually can change to more days in the office as needed.
Duration: 12 months
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or higher, in Computer science or Electrical engineering or related field
Required Skills for the Lead Java Engineer:
- 8+ years’ experience of designing and developing software applications in Java.
- Strong Java 17
- Backend development is a MUST
- RESTful web services
- AWS knowledge – IAM, Kinesis, DynamoDB, API stack, SQS, SNS, KMS
- Slick – SQL queries
- DevOps
- High Availability and Reliable Solutions
- Some architecture experience
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
Java Lead Engineer Overview:
- As a Java Lead Engineer you will contribute to design, development and deployment of the Company's state-of-the-art digital platform.
Responsibilities:
- Competent to perform all programming and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
- Acts as team leader for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.
- Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
- Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
- Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features
- Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
- Identifies and encourages areas for growth and improvement within the team.
- Mentors junior developers.
- Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.
- Leads development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional teams
- Performs integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results
- Participates in technology evaluation and recommendations.
- Applies an enterprise-wide view to solutions to support the adoption of standards and practices and promote reuse.
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