Lead Java Backend Developer

Salary: $84,000 - 124,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field and 10+ years of experience, or a masters degree and 8+ years of experience.
• 10+ years of experience designing and developing software applications in Java.
• Experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining software at scale.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases, application architecture patterns such as MVC, microservices, and event-driven architecture, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or GoCD.
• Experience deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments such as AWS or Azure, and working within an Agile framework, preferably Scrum.
• Strong understanding of message streaming solutions, RESTful API design, API tools such as Swagger and Postman, and test-driven and behavior-driven development.
• Hands-on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium, including integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with data stores and AWS technologies, including Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle, API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, and CloudWatch.
• Experience debugging and maintaining software on Linux or Unix platforms.
• Solid knowledge of computer science fundamentals, including data structures and algorithms.
• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints, with a strong interest in technology and contributing to a collaborative team.
• Demonstrated leadership on small- to medium-scale projects that affect strategic priorities.
• Experience with AI tools is a significant plus.

• Independently carry out programming, project management, and development assignments.
• Identify and resolve complex application and technical problems, including responding to support calls outside regular hours and on weekends.
• Work independently on complex systems and infrastructure components used by one or more applications or systems.
• Lead application development focused on delivering business value.
• Mentor software engineers and provide technical guidance and support.
• Promote high software quality standards across the team by establishing sound practices and habits.
• Seek assistance when needed after conducting reasonable independent research, and maintain urgency by following up on dependencies and blockers.

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Lambda
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• CloudWatch
• Cassandra
• Cucumber
• DevOps
• ElasticSearch
• Support
• Java
• Jenkins
• Linux
• MongoDB
• MVC
• MySQL
• NoSQL
• Oracle
• Postman
• Redis
• Selenium
• Swagger
• Unix
• microservices
• ActiveMQ
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• TDD
• Backend

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We offer a hybrid work environment, with office attendance currently required twice a week. The number of in-office days may change, so candidates should be comfortable with a potentially adjusted schedule.

last updated 41 week of 2026