Lead Software Engineer – JAVA, Spring Boot

Jobtailor; Alabama; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior software engineer to lead the design and development of scalable microservices in a Java stack, working across teams to translate complex business needs into robust technical solutions.

You will document architecture, review code, and guide teammates on best practices, security, and performance, with CI/CD and containerization tooling in a modern software development environment.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Java, with hands-on experience in Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST, and Microservices.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, microservices, and event-driven design patterns.
• Experience designing and developing solutions using core Java, SQL (MySQL), and ActiveMQ, Kafka.
• Hands-on expertise in authentication & authorization systems, API frameworks (REST, GraphQL) and persistence stores.
• Proficiency in database design and optimization, including both relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working with Elastic-Search and Redis is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of performance tuning, application security, and scalability best practices.
• Experience with modern software development methodologies, (SAFe preferred).
• Familiarity with front-end frameworks like React is a plus.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Openshift, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms(Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience using IntelliJ, Gradle, and writing JUnit test cases.

Responsibilities

• Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions.
• Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs.
• Prepares technical and procedural documentation required.
• Facilitates complex problem resolution.
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues.
• Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software.
• Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Hibernate

REST

Microservices

API design

GraphQL

Authentication & Authorization

SQL

NoSQL

Elasticsearch

Redis

Kubernetes

OpenShift

CI/CD

Jenkins

Bitbucket

JUnit

IntelliJ

Gradle

Security best practices

SAFe

React

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Bitbucket

Jenkins

IntelliJ

Gradle

JUnit

Job description

Responsibilities

• Creates and leads the technical design and development of software solutions.
• Proposes & designs software solutions to address complex business needs.
• Prepares technical and procedural documentation required.
• Facilitates complex problem resolution.
• Provides technical guidance and support to colleagues.
• Reviews coding, testing, and documentation of software.
• Applies modern principles, methodologies and tools to advance business initiatives and capabilities.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in Java , with hands‑on experience in Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST, and Microservices.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, microservices, and event‑driven design patterns.
• Experience designing and developing solutions using core Java, SQL (MySQL), and ActiveMQ, Kafka.
• Hands‑on expertise in authentication & authorization systems, API frameworks (REST, GraphQL) and persistence stores.
• Proficiency in database design and optimization, including both relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Experience working with Elastic‑Search and Redis is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of performance tuning, application security, and scalability best practices.
• Experience with modern software development methodologies, (SAFe preferred).
• Familiarity with front‑end frameworks like React is a plus.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Openshift, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools and platforms(Bitbucket, Jenkins, etc.).
• Experience using IntelliJ, Gradle, and writing JUnit test cases.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong proficiency in Java and modern software development methodologies, with expertise in designing and developing scalable software solutions using microservices and API frameworks. Capable of providing technical guidance, optimizing database performance, and facilitating complex problem resolution.

Tools & Technologies

• Elastic-Search
• Redis
• Openshift
• Kubernetes
• Bitbucket
• Jenkins
• IntelliJ
• Gradle
• JUnit