Lead Java Developer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Close cooperation with a customer

Challenging tasks

Ability to influence project technologies

Team of professionals

Dynamic environment with low level of bureaucracy

Job summary

Eleks is looking for a Senior Java Developer based in Chicago, Illinois. The role involves developing enterprise Java applications and requires strong knowledge in Java 17+, Spring Boot, and AWS services.

The successful candidate will work independently on complex systems, lead teams, and maintain high software quality standards. This position offers opportunities for professional growth and close cooperation with clients.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience designing and developing enterprise Java applications.
• Strong expertise in Java 17+ and backend development.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Perform programming and development assignments without supervision.
• Lead development and support groups; provide technical guidance to team members.
• Manage complex application/technical problem identification and resolution.

Skills

Java 17+

Backend development

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

AWS services

CI/CD pipelines

DevOps practices

Messaging technologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Our client is building a world‑class digital platform that powers a broad portfolio of enterprise applications across mobile, web, cloud, and distributed computing environments. Their technology solutions are designed to improve productivity, profitability, and operational safety while supporting sustainable growth for businesses and communities worldwide.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience designing and developing enterprise Java applications (5+ years with a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field)
• Strong expertise in Java 17+ and backend development
• Experience developing scalable software applications using relational and NoSQL databases
• Hands‑on experience with Spring Boot and the Spring ecosystem
• Solid understanding of software architecture patterns, including MVC, Microservices, and Event‑driven Architecture
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs
• Experience with API design and testing tools such as OpenAPI (Swagger), Postman, and Assertible
• Strong knowledge of AWS services, including IAM, API Gateway, Aurora, RDS, DynamoDB, Kinesis, S3, CloudWatch, Lambda, ALB, NLB, Fargate, SQS, SNS, and KMS
• Experience with messaging and event streaming technologies such as Amazon Kinesis, Amazon SQS, Amazon SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, and Apache ActiveMQ
• Experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using Jenkins or similar tools
• Experience delivering highly available, scalable, resilient, and fault‑tolerant backend solutions
• Understanding of software architecture principles and experience contributing to technical design decisions
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet project deadlines
• Passion for technology and eagerness to contribute to a collaborative, team‑oriented environment

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Competent to perform all programming and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
• Acts as team leader for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.
• 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 on delivering business‑valuable features
• Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identifies and encourages areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.
• Leads the development of new functionality and applications on cross‑functional teams
• Performs integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that require careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results
• Participates in technology evaluation and recommendations.
• Applies an enterprise‑wide view to solutions to support the adoption of standards and practices and promote reuse.
• Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by management from time to time.

WHAT YOU WILL GET WITH ELEKS

• Close cooperation with a customer
• Challenging tasks
• Ability to influence project technologies
• Team of professionals
• Dynamic environment with low level of bureaucracy