Principal Developer (Java/AWS)

ANEKA TALENT SOLUTIONS CORP

Chicago, IL, United States

3 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

10 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Amazon Web Services Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud Amazon S3 Application Integration Architecture Software as a Service Code Review Continuous Delivery Software Design Patterns Distributed Systems Performance Tuning

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Software Deployment Software Engineering Systems Integration Spring Cloud Spring-boot Software Application Programming Backend Event Driven Architecture Containerization Apache Kafka Data Management Restful APIs Docker Microservices

Job description

Serve as a hands-on technical leader, writing production-quality code and driving engineering excellence.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java 17, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
Build and enhance event-driven solutions leveraging Apache Kafka for high-volume messaging and integrations.
Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services supporting mission-critical business functions.
Lead architectural discussions and provide technical guidance to development teams.
Develop cloud-native applications and services within the AWS ecosystem.
Utilize AWS EC2 for application hosting and compute workloads.
Leverage AWS S3 for storage, data management, and application integration needs.
Partner with product owners, architects, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Drive code reviews, performance tuning, security best practices, and application reliability initiatives.
Mentor junior and senior developers while promoting modern engineering standards and best practices.

Requirements

10+ years of software development experience with strong backend engineering expertise.
Extensive hands-on experience with Java 17.
Strong experience building applications with Spring Boot.
Proven experience designing and implementing Microservices architectures.
Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven systems.
Experience developing and deploying applications within AWS environments.
Hands-on experience with: *
AWS EC2
AWS S3

Experience developing REST APIs and distributed systems.

Strong understanding of software design patterns, scalability, performance optimization, and system integration.

Experience working in Agile development environments.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines.
Exposure to airline, transportation, logistics, or other large enterprise environments.
Experience leading technical design and architecture initiatives across multiple teams.