Lead Java Engineer – Scalable SaaS & Distributed Systems

Kaseya; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaseya is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of Java-based SaaS platforms and shared backend services. This hands-on leadership role focuses on solving complex distributed systems problems, owning platform capabilities, and improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability of production applications.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, Security, and Architecture teams to influence technical decisions while remaining closely involved in design,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience building production SaaS apps, distributed systems, or enterprise platforms.
• 5+ years of experience developing and operating production backend services using Java.
• Experience serving as the technical owner for a production service or platform capability from design through ongoing operation.
• Experience designing distributed systems deployed on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience leading technical design reviews or engineering initiatives spanning multiple services or teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Java-based platform services, APIs, distributed systems, and event-driven applications.
• Serve as the technical owner for complex services and platform capabilities from initial design through production operation.
• Lead technical initiatives involving multiple services, engineering teams, or product dependencies.
• Remain hands-on through implementation of critical components, prototyping, code reviews, and production troubleshooting.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and Architecture teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Improve system performance, availability, observability, security, and operational readiness.
• Contribute reusable patterns and engineering standards for Java development, API design, testing, CI/CD, and production support.
• Mentor Senior and mid-level engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Java backend

SaaS applications

Distributed systems

AWS/Azure/GCP

Technical ownership

Spring Boot

Kafka

Spring Cloud

Hibernate

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Spring Cloud

Hibernate

Job description

Kaseya is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of Java-based SaaS platforms and shared backend services. This hands-on leadership role focuses on solving complex distributed systems problems, owning platform capabilities, and improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability of production applications.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Product, Security, and Architecture teams to influence technical decisions while remaining closely involved in design,