Services Engineer Lead

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client seeking a Services Engineer Lead in Miami, FL (Florida).

Responsibilities:
* Design, develop, and maintain Spring Boot microservices (both Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux/reactive)
* Build and extend federated GraphQL subgraphs using Spring GraphQL
* Develop composite services that orchestrate calls across cart, pricing, inventory, eligibility, and order domains
* Implement resilient HTTP integrations using WebClient and RestTemplate with Resilience4j circuit breakers
* Build Kafka consumers/producers with schema registry and Avro serialization
Configure and optimize Redis caching with Sentinel replication
* Implement OAuth2 client credential flows for upstream API integration
* Write comprehensive tests using JUnit 5, Mockito, WireMock, Rest Assured, and Reactor Test
* Maintain code quality with Checkstyle, PMD, SpotBugs, and JaCoCo coverage thresholds
* Leverage AI-powered development tools as part of daily workflow

REQUIREMENTS:
* 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience (Java 17+)
* To be considered for this position, candidates must have experience in a similar role, or they must possess significant knowledge, experience, and abilities to successfully perform the responsibilities listed
* Relevant education and/or training will be considered a plus

Strong hands-on experience with:
* Spring Boot 3.x
* Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux (Project Reactor, reactive streams)
* GraphQL - Spring GraphQL, federated subgraph development, schema-first design
* Maven build system
* Kafka - producers/consumers, Avro serialization, schema registry
* Redis - caching strategies, Spring Data Redis, Sentinel
* Resilience4j - circuit breakers, time limiters, retry patterns
* WebClient and RestTemplate for downstream service calls
* OAuth2 client credential flows
* Kubernetes - pods, services, ConfigMaps, deployments
* Docker - containerized Java applications
* AWS - ElastiCache, cloud-native deployment patterns
* MapStruct for DTO mapping, Lombok
* JUnit 5, Mockito, WireMock, Rest Assured
* Code quality: Checkstyle, PMD, SpotBugs, JaCoCo (80%+ coverage targets)
* Git, GitHub Actions CI/CD
* Active usage of AI development tools in daily workflow

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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