Lead Java Developer - AI-Enhanced Backend & Cloud

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG); United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) is seeking a Lead Java Developer to drive enterprise web products and customer tools. You will lead from a technology standpoint while mentoring teammates, define development strategy, and ensure delivery within Agile sprints.

The role emphasizes AI tooling, code quality, and collaboration across cross-functional teams, with strong focus on Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-based stacks.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of Java development teams and projects.
• Strong experience with Spring Boot and AEM.
• Excellent communication and technical writing abilities.
• Familiarity with AI tooling in the software lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with directors, creative teams, and clients to deliver on time.
• Define and execute development strategy for multiple projects.
• Mentor and develop other team members to raise technical capability.
• Lead Agile ceremonies and drive quality with reviews and tests.
• Estimate tasks and manage team performance; act as line manager.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Agile methodologies

Technical writing

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Adobe AEM

REST APIs

Docker

AWS

Terraform

GitLab

JUnit

JMeter

IntelliJ

JIRA

Confluence

Claude Code

Job description

Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) is seeking a Lead Java Developer to drive enterprise web products and customer tools. You will lead from a technology standpoint while mentoring teammates, define development strategy, and ensure delivery within Agile sprints.

The role emphasizes AI tooling, code quality, and collaboration across cross-functional teams, with strong focus on Java, Spring Boot, and AWS-based stacks.