Java and Angular Engineer (UI)

Apex Systems; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development programs

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Java & Angular Full Stack Engineer for a hybrid role in Chicago. The position focuses on building and scaling backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications supporting customer interactions.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and help deliver scalable, resilient solutions. The candidate should have 5+ years of experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and modern CI/CD practices, along with experience in Angular/React.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices using Spring Boot.
• Experience working within AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale customer-facing applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Understanding of distributed systems and application design patterns.
• Experience with Angular and React.
• Ability to lead technical design, development, and implementation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend applications, APIs, and microservices supporting customer-facing web and mobile platforms.
• Build scalable cloud-native solutions utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and modern engineering practices.
• Partner with Product Managers, Front-End Engineers, Mobile Developers, and UX teams to deliver new features and platform enhancements.
• Drive architecture and technical design discussions focused on scalability, resiliency, security, and performance.
• Implement event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and distributed system design principles.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Support modernization initiatives and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools and LLM capabilities.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and establish engineering best practices across teams.
• Analyze and resolve complex production issues affecting customer-facing systems.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Angular

React

Technical leadership

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Job description

Job Title: Senior Java & Angular Full Stack Engineer

Location: Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Contract Duration - 6 Months

Pay Rate: $86/hr

Note: We are not able to consider C2C or third-party submissions

Role Overview

An opportunity is available for a UI Java and Angular Engineer to join a high-performing Enterprise Platform Mobile/Web Technology organization. This role focuses on building and scaling backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications that support customer interactions. The ideal candidate combines backend engineering expertise with an understanding of how modern web and mobile applications consume and interact with distributed services. As a technical leader, you will drive architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and help deliver scalable, resilient, and performant solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend applications, APIs, and microservices supporting customer-facing web and mobile platforms
• Build scalable cloud-native solutions utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and modern engineering practices
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Front-End Engineers, Mobile Developers, UX teams, and other engineering organizations to deliver new features and platform enhancements
• Drive architecture and technical design discussions focused on scalability, resiliency, security, and performance
• Implement event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and distributed system design principles
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support rapid and reliable software delivery
• Support modernization initiatives and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools and LLM capabilities
• Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and establish engineering best practices across teams
• Analyze and resolve complex production issues affecting customer-facing systems

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Java development experience
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices using Spring Boot
• Experience working within AWS cloud environments
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale customer-facing applications
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes
• Understanding of distributed systems and application design patterns
• Experience with Angular and React
• Ability to lead technical design, development, and implementation efforts

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting web and/or mobile application teams (React, Angular, iOS, or Android)
• Experience designing APIs consumed by React, Angular, iOS, or Android applications
• Experience working with large-scale distributed architectures
• Experience with observability, monitoring, and application performance tuning
• Experience using Generative AI tools such as Claude Code
• Experience building AI-enhanced user experiences or leveraging LLM capabilities
• Experience leading technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams
• Agile development experience

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan)
• A SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions
• A corporate discount savings program and other discounts
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide

When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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