Lead Java Backend Engineer - AWS Cloud

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Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 170,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Diversified Services Network, Inc. in Chicago, IL is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to guide backend Java development in a hybrid, full-time role.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software design and development with strong Java 17 and AWS experience, plus leadership of geographically dispersed teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in CS or EE with 10+ years designing and developing Java applications.
Minimum 3+ years leading geographically dispersed teams.
Proven expertise in Java 17 and backend systems.

Responsibilities

Lead development and provide technical leadership for teams.
Develop complex applications with an enterprise-wide perspective.
Mentor junior developers and coordinate cross-functional work.
Ensure high quality software through best practices and testing.
Collaborate with end users to refine requirements and deliver features.
Drive delivery of valuable business features and oversee testing.
Participate in technology evaluation and architectural decisions.

Skills

Java 17

Backend development

RESTful services

AWS knowledge

Slick SQL queries

DevOps

High availability

Architecture experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Tools

AWS (IAM-Kinesis-DynamoDB-API stack-SQS-SNS-KMS)

Job description

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Lead Software Engineer in Chicago, IL.

Location: Chicago, IL

Work model: Hybrid

Contract type: Full-time

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Perform all programming and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
Act as team leader for development and support groups; provide programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.
Work directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
Work independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
Drive application development focused around delivering valuable business features.
Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Mentor junior developers.
Communicate with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.
Lead development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional teams.
Perform integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.
Participate in technology evaluation and recommendations.
Apply an enterprise-wide view to solutions to support the adoption of standards and practices and promote reuse.
Responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by management from time to time.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical engineering or related field is required AND 10+ years' experience of designing and developing software applications in Java.
Minimum of 3+ years' experience in leading geographically disbursed teams.

REQUIRED SKILLS