Lead Java Engineer - Cloud & Microservices

S&P Global, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 165,000; Full time

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Job summary

S&P Dow Jones Indices in New York offers a hybrid Lead Software Engineer role focused on building and deploying large-scale distributed systems for our indices prototyping platform. You will lead development, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable cloud-based solutions.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of Java experience, deep knowledge of concurrent/distributed systems, Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, and hands-on AWS, microservices, and test automation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strong Java experience in designing, developing, testing and deploying complex projects.
• Strong Java skills with concurrent and distributed systems experience.
• Experience with Java 8 features, Streams API, Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
• 5+ years with Spring-based technologies and caching (Hazelcast).
• 5+ years SQL knowledge and experience; microservices design and testing experience.
• Exposure to AWS cloud services (EC2, ECS, Load Balancer, Lambda, S3).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and deployment of applications using modern languages and frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and ship new features.
• Ensure performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and fix bugs; maintain code quality and automation.
• Develop scalable and fault-tolerant applications and utilize cloud services.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Streams API

Spring

SQL

Microservices

AWS

Unit/Integration testing

Java 8

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

CI/CD

DevOps

AWS

Job description

S&P Dow Jones Indices in New York offers a hybrid Lead Software Engineer role focused on building and deploying large-scale distributed systems for our indices prototyping platform. You will lead development, mentor engineers, and collaborate across teams to deliver scalable cloud-based solutions.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of Java experience, deep knowledge of concurrent/distributed systems, Spring Boot/Spring Cloud, and hands-on AWS, microservices, and test automation.