Lead Principal Software Engineer (Java Spring Boot)

Randstad Digital Americas; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Prescription Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

AD&D Insurance

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability

401K Plan

Job summary

Randstad Digital Americas in Washington, DC seeks a Lead Principal Software Engineer to serve as the primary technical authority for designing and delivering high-scale, cloud-native enterprise solutions. This role drives architectural standards, mentors engineering teams, and translates business vision into secure, high-performance applications across platforms.

You will collaborate with cross-functional leaders to ensure robust services, DevSecOps practices, and a strong focus on quality and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required and 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years in Java and 3+ years in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver high-scale, cloud-native enterprise solutions.
• Drive architectural standards and best practices across engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and translate business vision into secure, high-performance applications across platforms.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Apache Kafka

Angular

AWS

Microservices Architecture

Domain-Driven Design

DevSecOps

SQL

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

API Management

Event-Driven Architecture

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Job description

The Lead Principal Software Engineer serves as the primary technical authority for designing and delivering high-scale, cloud-native enterprise solutions. This role involves driving architectural standards, mentoring engineering teams, and translating business vision into secure, high-performance applications.

Requirements

Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree and over 10 years of software engineering experience, including 8+ years of Java and 3+ years in a leadership role. Expertise in Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and Angular is required along with a deep understanding of Domain-Driven Design and DevSecOps.

Key Skills

• Java
• Spring Boot
• Apache Kafka
• Angular
• AWS
• Microservices Architecture
• Domain-Driven Design
• DevSecOps
• SQL
• CI/CD
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code
• API Management
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Technical Leadership

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Prescription Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Short-term Disability
• 401K Plan