Title: Lead Full Stack Java Developer
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Length: 12 Months
Years of Experience: 8-15+ YOE
Only W2 Candidates are encouraged to apply, we don''t sponsor any visa at this time
TOP SKILLS:
Top 3 Must Have Skills:
• Java + Spring Boot backend leadership: Design, build, and evolve resilient REST APIs and services in production.
• React front-end leadership: Build and maintain a high-quality, maintainable React web application codebase.
• Tech lead quality multiplier: Drive engineering standards via CI/CD and mentor developers through reviews and coaching.
Tech Stack:
• React, TypeScript/JavaScript
• Java, Spring Boot (REST APIs)
• Microsoft Azure
• SQL, NoSQL
Minimum Position Qualifications
• 8+ years of professional software development experience with significant hands-on coding responsibility, including Java.
• 7+ years of experience developing RESTful APIs.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, releasing, and evolving APIs in production environments.
• 5+ years of experience building modern web applications with React.
• Significant experience with the Spring ecosystem (e.g., Spring Boot; REST; persistence; integrations/messaging), including core Spring patterns (dependency injection, AOP) and security fundamentals.
• Strong knowledge of SQL; experience working with both SQL and NoSQL data stores.
• 4+ years of experience with CI/CD and integrating automated testing (unit and integration).
• Proficient understanding of Git and Git-based workflows (e.g., GitHub SaaS).
• Experience building services on a cloud platform such as Microsoft Azure (preferred) or equivalent.
• Experience with Docker (or similar container technologies).
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions; strong communication and collaboration skills in an agile team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
• Strong, recent Azure experience (architecture, deployment, monitoring/operability patterns).
• Experience modernizing or improving reliability/operability of an existing production application.
• Understanding of network and security architecture concepts and applying them pragmatically (authentication/authorization, secure API patterns, data protection).
• Proven track record as a tech lead across both UI and services (hands-on delivery + mentorship + standards).