Senior Backend Engineer - Java/AWS Lead

Accord Technologies Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 155,000 - 190,000; Part time

Job summary

Accord Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer 5 in Chicago, IL to lead backend development and team delivery on a scalable digital platform hosted on AWS.

You will design RESTful microservices, guide code reviews, and mentor junior developers while coordinating with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting. The role emphasizes technical leadership, architecture decisions, and hands-on development with Java 17+ or higher, Spring Boot, and cloud deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering or related field is required with 8+ years experience
• Master’s degree with 6+ years experience is preferred
• Senior Software Engineer provides technical leadership in design, development, testing and deployment of a digital platform hosted on AWS
• Experience designing well-defined RESTful APIs and hands-on API tooling (Swagger, Postman) are expected
• Proven ability to mentor developers, lead cross-functional teams, and drive delivery in Agile environments

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend RESTful APIs using Microservices architecture
• Lead development on cross-functional Agile project teams
• Mentor and review code from other developers
• Deploy and maintain software on AWS and Azure clouds
• Guide team to deliver high-quality software with scalable architecture

Skills

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

RESTful APIs

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Accord Technologies Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer 5 in Chicago, IL to lead backend development and team delivery on a scalable digital platform hosted on AWS.

You will design RESTful microservices, guide code reviews, and mentor junior developers while coordinating with cross-functional teams in an Agile setting. The role emphasizes technical leadership, architecture decisions, and hands-on development with Java 17+ or higher, Spring Boot, and cloud deployments.