Lead Java Developer — Event-Driven Microservices & Kafka

Apex Systems; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

ESPP

401K with company match

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Chicago is seeking an IT Lead Java Developer to design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-scale microservices on Azure using Java and Spring Boot. You will build event-driven solutions with Kafka, Solace, and Azure messaging, while maintaining RESTful APIs and backend services.

Partner with architects and stakeholders in an Agile environment to implement modern integration patterns, drive reliability, scale, and performance across distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise Java development experience.
• Strong Spring Boot and microservices experience.
• Cloud-native applications in Azure with AKS familiarity.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems.
• Proven ability to work in Agile, globally distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-scale microservices and cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, and Azure.
• Build scalable event-driven solutions utilizing asynchronous processing and messaging technologies.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, event-based integrations, and backend services.
• Collaborate with architects, technical leads, and business stakeholders to implement modern integration patterns.
• Troubleshoot production issues and contribute to continuous improvement of platforms.

Skills

Java (J2EE)

Spring Boot

Microservices Architecture

Distributed systems

Agile development

Event-driven design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kafka

Solace PubSub+

IBM MQ

Azure Service Bus

Azure Event Hubs

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

Everforth Apex in Chicago is seeking an IT Lead Java Developer to design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise-scale microservices on Azure using Java and Spring Boot. You will build event-driven solutions with Kafka, Solace, and Azure messaging, while maintaining RESTful APIs and backend services.

Partner with architects and stakeholders in an Agile environment to implement modern integration patterns, drive reliability, scale, and performance across distributed systems.