IT - Lead Java Developer

Indotronix Avani Group

Chicago, IL, United States

1 day ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

8 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

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Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Agile Methodology Microsoft Azure Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development) Distributed Data Store Distributed Systems Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) Github IBM WebSphere MQ Python (Programming Language)

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Job description

Join a high-impact, collaborative technology team as a Lead Java Developer, driving the development of enterprise-scale microservices and cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure. As a technical leader, you will architect, build, and optimize event-driven distributed systems powering mission-critical business services. This is a prime opportunity for skilled engineers seeking complex technical challenges, modern architectures, and leadership growth in a fast-paced Agile environment., Architect, design, develop, and deploy scalable microservices and cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Azure cloud services

Build and maintain RESTful APIs, event-based integrations, and backend services for enterprise-scale systems
Implement robust event-driven architectures utilizing Apache Kafka, Solace PubSub+, IBM MQ, Azure Service Bus, and Azure Event Hubs
Lead the design and management of messaging topics, schemas, event contracts, reliable messaging patterns (Publish/Subscribe, Event Sourcing, CQRS, Saga), and recovery strategies
Collaborate closely with architects, technical leads, and business stakeholders to deliver resilient, high-performance solutions
Partner with DevOps teams to enable CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), and automated testing using GitHub Actions and Jenkins
Support application performance monitoring, troubleshooting, release deployments, and continuous improvement initiatives
Document architecture, event flows, integration patterns, and operational procedures for team knowledge sharing

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on Java (J2EE) enterprise application development

Deep expertise in Spring Boot and Microservices Architecture
Proven experience with distributed systems, concurrency, asynchronous processing, and Agile teams
Advanced knowledge of Apache Kafka (producers/consumers, topics, partitions, Kafka Streams, schema registry, event versioning, tuning, delivery guarantees)
Strong experience with enterprise messaging systems: Kafka, Solace PubSub+, IBM MQ, Azure Service Bus, Azure Event Hubs
History of implementing Event-Driven Architecture, Publish/Subscribe models, Event Sourcing, CQRS, Saga, Dead Letter Queues, and reliability strategies
Strong REST API, SOAP, and event-based integration skills with OAuth 2.0/JWT security best practices
Hands-on with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Event Hubs, Storage, and cloud-native patterns
Solid CI/CD, IaC (Terraform), GitHub Actions, Jenkins pipeline experience
Experience with Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, and distributed data patterns
Backend development experience in Python, Node.js

Preferred Skills

Confluent Platform ecosystem
Solace Event Mesh solutions
Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
GraphQL API development
Dynatrace, Azure Monitor, or Azure Log Analytics
Linux administration, shell scripting, TDD/BDD, mainframe integration patterns, Core Development* 8+ years of experience developing enterprise applications using Java (J2EE)* Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservices Architecture* Extensive experience building and supporting cloud-native applications* Strong understan concurrency and asynchronous processing* Experience working within Agile development environments and globally distributed teamsEvent Streaming & Messaging (Required)* Deep hands-on experience with Apache Kafka including:o Producers and Consumerso Topics and Partitionso Consumer Groupso Kafka Streamso Event Processingo Schema Registryo Event Versioningo Message Ordering and Delivery Guaranteeso Performance Tuning and Scaling* Strong experience supporting e including:o Kafkao Solace PubSub+o IBM MQo Azure Service Buso Azure Event Hubs* Proven experience implementing:o Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)o Publish/Subscribe Modelso Event Sourcingo CQRSo Saga Patternso Message Reliability Strategieso Dead Let

Benefits & conditions

Leadership growth in a highly technical, collaborative, and innovative environment

Direct impact on mission-critical cloud architectures and modern platform strategy
Exposure to cutting-edge cloud, event streaming, and DevOps technologies
Fast-paced Agile culture with opportunities for continuous learning and advancement