Lead Java Software Engineer with AWS

Globenet Consulting Corp

Bellevue (WA)

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

Job summary

The AES Group seeks an experienced Lead Software Engineer to drive cloud-native backend development using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS. You will guide architecture decisions, build scalable microservices, and mentor engineers to raise engineering standards.

You will lead design reviews, ensure reliable production systems, and collaborate across Product Owners, Architects, and engineering teams in a hybrid Chicago environment.

Qualifications

10+ years of software engineering experience.
Experience building enterprise backend applications.
Technical leadership or team lead experience preferred.
Degree not required.

Responsibilities

Lead design and development of cloud-native Java applications on AWS.
Build scalable microservices with Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot.
Design RESTful APIs and event-driven services.
Architect highly available distributed systems.
Mentor engineers and establish development standards.
Improve observability with logging, metrics, tracing.
Collaborate with Product Owners and Architects.
Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance.
Lead architecture reviews and code reviews.
Implement IaC, CI/CD, deployment automation.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

AWS architecture

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

SQL databases

Kafka

CI/CD

Cloud-native

Observability

Production support

Tools

DynamoDB

MongoDB

Cassandra

Kafka

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

Benefits:

Competitive salary
Opportunity for advancement
Training & development

Role:

Lead Software Engineer – Java/AWS

Location:

Chicago, IL (Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite)

Let’s create our future together at The AES Group!

About The AES Group:

The AES Group is a premier technology and engineering company that has been bringing businesses and talent together for over 20 years to deliver innovative solutions that have the greatest positive impact on society. AES has helped over 40 business enterprises, including Fortune 500 companies, engage their customers, empower their employees, and transform their business operations with the power of cloud, data, AI, engineering, and other emerging technologies.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Lead Software Engineer to provide hands‑on technical leadership in designing and developing cloud‑native backend applications using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS. This role will lead architecture decisions, build scalable distributed systems, mentor engineers, and establish engineering best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of cloud-native Java applications on AWS.
Build scalable microservices using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot.
Design RESTful APIs and event‑driven services.
Architect highly available, fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
Develop asynchronous messaging solutions using Kafka or similar technologies.
Design cloud infrastructure using AWS‑managed services.
Implement Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, and deployment automation.
Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and code reviews.
Improve observability through logging, metrics, monitoring, and distributed tracing.
Troubleshoot production issues and optimize system performance.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, and engineering teams.
Mentor engineers and establish development standards.

Required Qualifications