Principal Java Engineer (Massive-Scale Platforms)

We are seeking a senior-level, heavy-hitting Principal / Lead Java Engineer to take complete technical ownership of our massive-scale platforms. You will design, architect, and optimize high-performance distributed systems. This role is ideal for a visionary engineer who thrives on solving complex distributed data challenges and scaling infrastructure to handle massive user loads. This job will be on-site with potential hybrid possibilities., Platform Architecture: Lead the architectural evolution and scaling of our enterprise professional networking and campaign systems.

AI-Driven Development: Integrate advanced AI development tools and LLMs into daily engineering workflows to accelerate coding, testing, and system design.

Legacy Modernization: Guide architectural patterns for transforming complex monolithic structures into highly scalable, modern microservices.

Data Pipeline Engineering: Architect and optimize robust, real-time data pipelines and distributed data processing systems.

Social Graph Modeling: Optimize and evolve data models capable of handling massive, interconnected social graphs and real-time activity feeds.

Capacity & Scaling Management: Lead system capacity planning and implement infrastructure strategies (such as “doubling up” infrastructure) to handle massive user scaling.

Experience: 10+ years of deep technical expertise in enterprise software engineering.

AI Proficiency: Well-versed in leveraging advanced AI versions, tools, and workflows to optimize development efficiency and system performance.

Core Tech Stack: Advanced mastery of Java and Spring Boot microservices ecosystem.

Cloud Architecture: Extensive experience architecting high-performance, cloud-native solutions on AWS.

Event Streaming: Proven track record optimizing automated data pipelines using Apache Kafka or similar messaging frameworks.

Distributed Systems: Strong background in distributed data processing, real-time feeds, and complex event-driven architectures.

Ownership Mindset: Experience taking complete ownership of large-scale platforms that involve massive user scaling and high architectural complexity.

Pulled from the full job description Opportunities for advancement, Pay: $22.00 - $45.00 per hour

At Shinex Tec, we build next-generation enterprise solutions with a deep commitment to social impact. We are dedicated to empowering underprivileged community residents by bridging the socio-economic gap and creating meaningful opportunities for advancement. As we scale our robust, massive-scale systems-handling complex social graphs and real-time event streaming-we are looking for a visionary professional with deep engineering experience to help facilitate our rapid growth and bring this impactful mission to life.