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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # IT Software Engineer 5- Lead Java Software Engineer - **Company:** Virisha LLC - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Code Review, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Junit, PostgreSQL, Load Testing, MongoDB, MySQL, OAuth, Oracle (Applications), RabbitMQ, Redis, Mockito, Swagger, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Software Technical Review, Web Platforms, Openapi, Google Cloud, Performance Testing, GitHub Copilot, Spring-boot, Apigee, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Amazon Relational Database Service, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Api Design, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Api Management, Jenkins, Microservices - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/08d7cba7-4624-43e8-bbcb-d235ce9279c8 ## About the Role *Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of software development experience. *Strong experience with software development, product design, and architecture. *Strong decision-making and critical-thinking skills. *Extensive experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot REST API development. *Experience with API management/gateway platforms, preferably Apigee. *Experience deploying and maintaining applications in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Strong preference *Java 17+/21+ *Spring Boot *REST APIs / Microservices *Apigee *AWS *JUnit / Mockito *Event-Driven Architecture *Kafka / AWS Kinesis / SQS / SNS / RabbitMQ *PostgreSQL / MySQL / Oracle / AWS RDS / Aurora *MongoDB / Cassandra / DynamoDB *Elasticsearch / Redis / Vector Databases *Azure DevOps / Jenkins / GoCD *GitHub Copilot / Cursor ## Description Client is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership in designing, developing, testing, and deploying enterprise-scale digital platforms hosted on AWS. 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