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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Engineer - **Company:** SR Talent Solution Inc - **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Apache Tomcat, Batch Processing, Cloud Computing, Databases, Continuous Integration, Relational Databases, Software Debugging, Hibernate (Java), Java Applet, Java Architectures, Java Persistence API, Apache Maven, MySQL, Model View Controller (MVC), Cisco Nexus Switches, Oracle (Applications), Query Optimization, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Datadog, Data Logging, Data Processing, Spring Cloud, ReactJS, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, AWS Lambda, Backend, Cloudformation, Webpack, Material UI, AWS Fargate, Codebase, Front End Software Development, React Redux, Virtual Agents, Functional Programming, Api Design, Cloudwatch, Terraform, Docker, Jenkins - **Published:** August 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/54db7c2a-a6c1-47e6-a35a-d0b306b635ce ## About the Role Instructions: The client is looking for 8+ years of professional software engineering experience with 2+ years in a lead capacity. Candidates should have a feep understanding of Java and strong hand-on experience with Spring and Hibernate/JPA. Candidates should also have SQL and AWS experience in production. Strong Java development background * AWS Cloud experience (required) * Experience with: * EC2 * AWS Lambda (Java-based Lambdas) * API development and maintenance Some front-end development experience (building pages/UI) Database knowledge * Oracle experience preferred Java architecture and backend development depth. Hands-on AWS experience (EC2, Lambda, cloud-native applications)., * 8+ years professional software engineering experience; 2+ years in a lead / staff / tech-lead capacity * Deep expertise in Java (Java 8+; comfort with large enterprise codebases) * Strong hands-on experience with Spring (MVC, Security, Batch, SOAP/REST), Hibernate/JPA, and relational data modeling * Solid SQL / MySQL skills: schema design, query tuning, transactional integrity * Experience with Maven, multi-module builds, and Tomcat (or similar Java app servers) * Proven AWS experience in production: ideally ECS/Fargate, ECR, ALB, Secrets Manager / SSM, S3, CloudWatch, and IaC (CDK, CloudFormation, or Terraform) * Experience modernizing or maintaining legacy enterprise systems while delivering incremental improvements safely * Strong design, debugging, and communication skills; ability to lead without blocking the team Preferred qualifications * React (or similar SPA) experience - Vite, Redux/RTK, Material UI a plus * Observability: Datadog, structured logging, APM, on-call practices * Docker, CI/CD (Jenkins, CodePipeline/CodeBuild), artifact registries (CodeArtifact/Nexus) * AI agent building experience (plus): Tool-calling agents, MCP, or workflow automation agents applied to enterprise systems ## Description We are hiring a Lead Software Engineer to own technical direction for a large multi-module Java enterprise platform with a modern React UI, batch processing, partner integrations, and AWS-hosted containerized deployments. You will lead design and delivery across a mature codebase while modernizing architecture, cloud operations, and developer experience. Experience building AI agents / LLM-powered workflows is a strong plus. 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