Lead Software Engineer v

• Plan and deliver complex, long-term projects with multiple teams and external dependencies.

• Oversee architecture, design, implementation, maintenance, support, and technical debt management across multiple projects.

• Lead architecture for new systems and technologies, aligning to functional and non-functional requirements with clear documentation and diagrams.

• Develop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to support new technology adoption.

• Establish and enforce quality standards, coding patterns, and code review guidelines across teams.

• Communicate complex design and architectural concepts to engineering teams and business stakeholders.

• 10+ years as an Architect, Technical Lead, Consultant, or Software Engineer with hands-on implementation.

• Deep experience with Java SE/EE and Spring (Spring Boot, Spring MVC).

• Strong experience building RESTful services with Spring.

• Cloud-native solution design on AWS or Azure with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.

• Event-driven microservices experience and AWS services usage.

• Version control with Git and build tools such as Maven or Gradle.

• Unit testing with frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito.

• Highly skilled SQL development and database management.

• Familiarity with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong troubleshooting, follow-through, and problem-solving skills.

• Effective communication and collaboration within Agile teams.

• Pluses: Healthcare data experience (FHIR, HL7), integration patterns, QA automation, messaging (Kafka, SQS, Kinesis, IBM MQ), containerized or serverless architectures, and exposure to NoSQL or large-scale data platforms such as Databricks.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Our client seeks a Lead Java Developer and Architect to design, architect, and deliver complex enterprise systems. The role requires deep hands-on engineering, leadership across distributed teams, and a focus on cloud-native architectures, event-driven microservices, and modern DevOps practices.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $60.00 to $85.00/hr. w2, Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening** and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com **, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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_Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve._