Lead Java Backend Developer - 403

DSM-H Consulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting is seeking an experienced software professional with 10+ years in Java to lead development efforts on complex systems. The role emphasizes project leadership, architectural thinking, and delivering business value through robust software solutions.

The candidate should mentor engineers, uphold coding standards, and thrive in a hybrid environment requiring office visits 2x per week in Chicago. Strong knowledge of distributed systems and cloud tooling is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering or related field is required with 10+ years’ experience
• Master’s degree with 8+ years’ experience
• 10+ years of experience designing and developing software applications in Java

Responsibilities

• Perform programming, project management, and development assignments with minimal supervision
• Work on complex application/technical problems and provide timely resolutions
• Mentor and assist software engineers with technical direction
• Maintain high standards of software quality and best practices
• Proactively seek help when needed and manage task blockers
• Demonstrate leadership on small to medium-scale projects

Skills

Java

CS fundamentals

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or EE or related

Master’s degree in related field

Tools

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GoCD

AWS

Azure

Job description

• - Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision
• - Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls
• - Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
• - Drives application development focused around delivering business value
• - Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed
• - Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
• - Proactively reaches out for help when stuck on an issue after doing reasonable independent research
• - Maintains a sense of urgency when working on tasks and actively followup on any dependencies or blockers

Work environment:

Hybrid; will need to go into office 2x a week ; this role could change where they need to go in office days a week, so please make sure your candidate(s) are fully good with that as well.

Education & Experience Required:

• - Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering or related field is required w/ 10+ years’ experience needed
• - Master’s degree with 8+ years’ experience

Technical Skills

(Required)

• - •10+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.

Proven experience in many of the following:

• - Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.
• - Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.
• - Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
• - Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc
• - Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
• - Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)
• - Experience with AI tools is a BIG PLUS**

Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following

• - Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.
• - Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible o Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.
• Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and -their integration into CI/CD pipelines.
• - Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle. o Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc
• - Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms

Soft Skills

• - Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
• - Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
• - Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
• - Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities