Senior/Lead Java Developer

• Lead the design and delivery of Java-based microservices, from architecture through implementation, testing, and production support.
• Build and maintain cloud services on AWS, including deployment automation, observability, and cost-aware scalability.
• Drive technical direction for service boundaries, resilience patterns, data contracts, and integration approaches across distributed systems.
• Develop REST APIs and backend services with clear versioning strategies, backward compatibility, and reliability SLAs.
• Implement event-driven patterns using streaming and messaging approaches to enable scalable, decoupled workflows.
• Conduct design and code reviews, establish engineering standards, and mentor engineers to improve overall delivery quality.
• Troubleshoot production issues by analyzing logs, metrics, and traces; drive root-cause resolution and corrective actions to closure.
• Partner with product, security, and operations stakeholders to scope work, estimate effort, and deliver incremental releases aligned to priorities.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience delivering production backend systems.
• Strong Java development experience, including building maintainable, testable, and performant services.
• Experience designing and building microservices architectures, including service decomposition and inter-service communication patterns.
• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, including deploying and operating services in a production environment.
• Demonstrated technical leadership through architecture guidance, mentoring, and ownership of engineering outcomes.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Spring Framework and building services using common Java ecosystem tooling and patterns.
• Experience building REST APIs and SaaS backend services, including authentication/authorization and API lifecycle management.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and streaming systems, including asynchronous workflows and message-driven integration.
• Experience with serverless architecture and selecting appropriate compute patterns for scale and cost.
• Experience with API design and documentation practices, including OpenAPI and/or AsyncAPI.

Compensation: Up to $83/hour W-2 or up to $92/hour 1099/IC (depending on experience)

Benefits: Medical, LTD/STD, HSA/FSA, term life, supplemental health insurance options, 401(k) available for W-2 employees (including family coverage if needed).