Position Title: IT Software Engineer (Backend Lead Developer)
Job Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)
Requirements- Must have Skills/Attributes: API, AWS, Azure, Elastic Search, Java, JUnit, MySQL, Spring Boot, SQL Shift
- Looking for locals who can do inperson interview. Please do not provide false driving LIC. Only looking at backend lead developers
- Required Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent (implied by "Degree + 10+ years' experience")
- Years of Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Required Skills:
- Programming Language: Extensive experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot for RESTful API development.
- API Management: Experience with API gateways and management platforms, specifically Apigee (or similar).
- Cloud Platforms: Proficiency deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform); AWS preferred given the platform context.
- Testing: Proven ability to write comprehensive automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) using frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.
- Architecture: Experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architectures using message streaming solutions (e.g., AWS Kinesis, SQS, SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Event Hub).
- Datastores: Deep understanding of multiple datastore types:
- Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, AWS RDS/Aurora
- NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra, AWS DynamoDB
- Search: Elasticsearch
- Caching: Redis
- Vector databases
- CI/CD: Hands-on experience configuring and deploying software via CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GoCD).
- Agile: Demonstrated success working within an Agile/Scrum framework.
- Security: Knowledge of secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and entitlement-based authorization models.
- Soft Skills: Strong decision-making, critical thinking, and technical leadership abilities.
- Preferred/Nice-to-Have: Familiarity with AI-assisted coding companions (GitHub Copilot, Cursor).
- Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership in the design, development, testing, and deployment of state-of-the‑art digital platform hosted on AWS. This role will build a world‑class platform to host a wide range of digital applications.
- Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java 21+, Spring Boot, Apigee API Gateway, and AWS cloud services.
- Architect API-first solutions; define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.
- Lead solution decomposition by breaking business requirements into technical designs, user stories, and implementation tasks.
- Guide engineers in developing secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and enterprise entitlement-based authorization models.
- Serve as the technical lead for complex initiatives, driving architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews.
- Collaborate with product owners, UI development teams, architects, and partner teams to ensure successful delivery of customer-focused solutions.
- Establish engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability.
- Drive quality engineering practices including automated testing, performance testing, load testing, and production readiness reviews.
- Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.
- Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards.
- Drive end-to-end software ownership from design through deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement.
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