IT SOFTWARE ENGINEER 5 (Lead Software Engineer Java/AWS

Epitec, Inc.

Chicago, IL, United States

1 day ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Compensation

$183,040.0 - $195,520.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.dice.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Adobe InDesign Amazon Web Services Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration DevOps Distributed Systems Elasticsearch NoSQL Performance Tuning Software Engineering Apache Solr

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SQL Databases Enterprise Search Spring Cloud Spring-boot Git Event Driven Architecture Restful APIs Api Management Docker Microservices

Job description

We are seeking a Lead Software Engineer to provide technical leadership while remaining hands-on in the development of scalable cloud-native applications. This role will partner closely with developers and architects to drive technical decisions, establish engineering best practices, and deliver modern, high-performing solutions. Responsibilities

Lead and mentor software engineers while remaining actively involved in design and development
Drive technical decisions and architectural direction for cloud-native applications
Design, build, and support Java/Spring Boot microservices in AWS environments
Partner with architects, product teams, and stakeholders to deliver scalable and secure solutions
Support DevOps, CI/CD, automation, observability, and cloud modernization initiatives
Promote operational excellence, performance optimization, and continuous improvement
Collaborate with adjacent engineering teams and consuming applications across the organization

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
10+ years of software engineering experience (8+ years with a Master’s may be considered)
5+ years of technical lead experience
Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, and REST APIs
AWS experience, including cloud-native application development and architecture
Experience with OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Coveo, Solr, or other enterprise search platforms
Strong understanding of distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and API integrations
Experience with Docker, CI/CD pipelines, Git, observability, and DevOps practices
Strong communication, leadership, and mentoring skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience evaluating or implementing enterprise search platforms
Experience helping teams make architectural and technology decisions
Experience with infrastructure as code, SQL/NoSQL databases, and performance optimization
Exposure to AI-assisted development tools

This role is approximately 50% technical leadership and 50% hands-on engineering and is an excellent opportunity for a senior engineer who enjoys mentoring developers, influencing architecture, and building modern cloud-native platforms.