Java Software Engineer — High-Performance APIs & Microservices

Synechron; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Global offices

Paid time off

Maternity & paternity leave

Insurance plan

Retirement savings

Udemy for Business access

Job summary

Synechron in Chicago seeks a Java Software Engineer to design, develop and deploy APIs using core Java, Spring and microservices, with a focus on performance and reliability.

You will work on low‑level tuning, multithreading, data structures and JVM/JNI/NIO concepts, and contribute to architecture discussions across our FinLabs teams.

The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and global opportunities within a 60‑office multinational firm.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Proficiency in algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Strong knowledge of Java, JVM internals, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop APIs using core Java/Spring/Microservices design pattern and advance technologies.
• Implement OOPS concepts in development phase of application development.
• Good experience in datastructures, multithreading, collections, hashmap.
• Focuses on Architecture and Solution efficiencies. Balances performance, capacity and reliability with core system functionality.
• Identifies potential opportunities for code optimization.
• Reviews code to proactively identify and mitigate potential issues and defects and helps to identify sources of defects as well as troubleshoots various forms of code.
• Writes optimized application modules and unit tests with minimal guidance.
• Understands low-level designs and how to incorporate into the larger application.
• Uses design tools to frequently share and communicate design ideas on larger systems.
• Comfortable using low level tools to examine the system (l.c. packet capture, hardware counters, etc).
• Utilizes knowledge of modern multi-processor architecture to tune the applications and systems for high throughput and low latency.

Skills

Java

Spring

Microservices

Multithreading

JNI

NIO

Linux kernel

Data structures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

PCF

Google Cloud Platform

Job description

Synechron in Chicago seeks a Java Software Engineer to design, develop and deploy APIs using core Java, Spring and microservices, with a focus on performance and reliability.

You will work on low‑level tuning, multithreading, data structures and JVM/JNI/NIO concepts, and contribute to architecture discussions across our FinLabs teams.

The role offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and global opportunities within a 60‑office multinational firm.