Lead Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, API Architecture)
Be part of a transformative technology initiative within the insurance industry, working on scalable services, modern APIs, and enterprise-wide integrations. This hybrid contract offers exposure to complex systems, meaningful challenges, and opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions with broad organizational impact.
What is in it for you:
- Salaried: $77-82 per hour.
- Incorporated Business Rate: $88-93 per hour.
- Weekday schedule from 9 am to 5 pm.
- Hybrid work with 3 days per week in the office.
Responsibilities:
- Design and review backend services and REST APIs.
- Lead orchestration of multiple upstream services (rates, adjustments, customer attributes).
- Guide team on scalable, stateless service design.
- Define API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns.
- Support developers with design decisions and troubleshooting.
- Partner with BA on translating business rules into technical solutions.
- Ensure code quality, standards, and delivery timelines.
What you will need to succeed:
- 10+ years of backend development experience using Java, Spring Boot, or similar technologies.
- Strong expertise in designing and building RESTful APIs and service orchestration layers.
- Hands-on experience integrating distributed systems and multiple upstream systems/APIs.
- Experience designing stateless services and scalable backend architectures.
- Strong understanding of API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns.
- Experience building or integrating pricing engines or financial calculation services.
- Knowledge of banking systems, including rates, lending, or product services.
- Familiarity with batch systems or hybrid batch and real-time architectures.
- Experience with observability tools and practices, including logging, tracing, and monitoring.
- Exposure to rules engines or complex business logic orchestration.
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