Lead Software Engineer - (Chicago, IL) - F2F Interview required

Chicago, IL, US • Posted 4 hours ago • Updated 4 hours ago
Contract Independent
Contract W2
24 Months
Travel Required
Able to Sponsor
On-site
Depends on Experience
Fitment

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Skills

  • Agile
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Apache Cassandra
  • Apache Kafka
  • Cloud Computing
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Continuous Integration
  • Database
  • IT Management
  • Java
  • Kotlin
  • Mentorship
  • Messaging
  • Microservices
  • MongoDB
  • NoSQL
  • Production Support
  • RESTful
  • Relational Databases
  • SQL
  • Software Engineering
  • Spring Framework
  • Sprint
  • Technical Drafting
  • UPS

Summary

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and cloud-native microservices. This is a hands-on technical leadership role focused on designing, developing, and supporting highly scalable distributed systems while mentoring engineering teams and driving architectural best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop cloud-native backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS.

Lead architecture and implementation of microservices and distributed systems.

Build and maintain RESTful APIs and event-driven services.

Implement resilient, scalable, and fault-tolerant cloud solutions.

Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architecture decisions.

Troubleshoot production issues and improve system performance and reliability.

Build and enhance CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams, product owners, and stakeholders.

Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Required Skills

Strong experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native architecture.

Advanced Java (or Kotlin) development experience.

Expertise with Spring Boot and REST API development.

Strong understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.

Experience with SQL and relational databases.

Experience with NoSQL databases such as DynamoDB, MongoDB, or Cassandra.

Experience with Kafka or other event-driven messaging platforms.

Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation.

Experience with observability tools including logging, monitoring, and tracing.

Strong troubleshooting and production support experience.

Preferred Qualifications

10+ years of overall software engineering experience.

Previous experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Experience working in Agile development environments.

 

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  • Dice Id: 10481525
  • Position Id: 9020145
  • Posted 4 hours ago
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