Java Microservices Principal Architect

Programmers.io; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Programmers.io in Houston, TX is seeking a Java Microservices Principal Architect with strong AWS cloud architecture, distributed systems, and AI/LLM exposure.

You will lead architecture and engineering teams, still write and review critical code, and drive scalability, reliability, security, and AI-enabled solutions across production systems.

This onsite role requires deep technical leadership and hands-on delivery.

Qualifications

• 12-18 years total experience with 5+ years in architecture and AWS.
• Hands-on Java microservices and Spring ecosystem experience.
• Strong knowledge of AWS services and cloud architecture.
• Proven leadership of architecture and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and engineering teams to deliver scalable microservices.
• Write and review critical code when needed.
• Resolve complex production issues with scalable solutions.
• Drive reliability, security, and AI-enabled architectures.

Skills

Architectural leadership

AWS Cloud

Distributed Systems

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Security (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, IAM)

CI/CD

Terraform

CloudFormation

Performance troubleshooting

Tools

AWS Cloud

Job description

Location : Houston, TX(Onsite)

Experience Required :13+ Years

The requirement is for a Java Microservices Principal Architect with strong AWS cloud architecture, distributed systems, and AI/LLM integration exposure.

Key Requirements

• Experience: 12-18 years overall, with 5+ years in architecture and AWS cloud.


• Core Skills:


• Spring Boot, Spring Cloud


• Distributed Systems


• AWS (EKS/ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, DynamoDB, RDS, CloudWatch)


• CI/CD, Terraform/CloudFormation


• Security (OAuth2, OIDC, JWT, IAM)


• Performance Engineering & Production Troubleshooting

AI Requirements

Preferred candidates should have exposure to:

• AWS Bedrock


• OpenAI APIs


• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)


• Embeddings


• Vector Databases

Ideal Candidate

A hands-on Principal Architect who:

• Still writes and reviews critical code


• Leads architecture and engineering teams


• Solves complex production issues


• Drives scalability, reliability, security, and AI-enabled solutions