Senior Java Lead — Spring Boot, Microservices, Cloud

EPAM Systems Inc; Colombia; Hybrid; COP 120,000,000 - 180,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid time off

Learning & development

Global career opportunities

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc in Colombia seeks a Lead Java Developer to own complex projects from concept to production rollout. You will shape architecture, guide technical strategy, and mentor engineers in a hybrid setting.

You will design and maintain Java/Spring Boot APIs within distributed systems, drive CI/CD, and collaborate across engineering, product, and business functions to deliver meaningful outcomes. Strong English communication required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• At least 1 year directing and overseeing development teams.
• Experience building APIs, microservices, and distributed system frameworks.
• Strong SQL and relational database skills.
• Practical AWS or cloud service experience.
• Familiar with event-driven architectures and Kafka.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Java/Spring Boot solutions.
• Develop resilient APIs, microservices, and components in distributed systems.
• Lead projects from design to deployment and production support.
• Mentor engineers and drive code quality, testing, and CI/CD processes.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

SQL

AWS

Kafka

Leadership

Communication

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc in Colombia seeks a Lead Java Developer to own complex projects from concept to production rollout. You will shape architecture, guide technical strategy, and mentor engineers in a hybrid setting.

You will design and maintain Java/Spring Boot APIs within distributed systems, drive CI/CD, and collaborate across engineering, product, and business functions to deliver meaningful outcomes. Strong English communication required.