IT Software Engineer 5_Java/AWS (Chicago, IL Local Only)

10+ years of strong Java development experience

Experience designing and deploying scalable applications

Strong knowledge of MVC, Microservices, Event-driven architecture

Experience with relational & NoSQL databases

CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc.)

AWS or Azure cloud deployment experience

RESTful API design & API tools (Swagger, Postman, Assertible)

Messaging systems (Kafka, AWS SQS/SNS, Kinesis, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ)

Testing tools: Cucumber, Selenium, TDD/BDD integration with CI/CD

AWS services (API Gateway, Lambda, S3, Fargate, ALB/NLB, CloudWatch, etc.)

Linux/Unix debugging experience

AI tools experience is a BIG PLUS

Key Responsibilities:

Independently design, develop, and maintain complex software applications

Lead application architecture and development focused on delivering business value

Work on complex problem identification and resolution (including off-shift/weekend support if needed)

Mentor junior engineers and maintain high software quality standards

Collaborate in Agile/Scrum environments 

Experience Required:

Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of experience
OR

Master’s degree with 8+ years of experience