Senior Java & Angular Full-Stack Engineer (Hybrid)

Apex Systems; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional development programs

Job summary

Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Java & Angular Full Stack Engineer for a hybrid role in Chicago. The position focuses on building and scaling backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications supporting customer interactions.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and help deliver scalable, resilient solutions. The candidate should have 5+ years of experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and modern CI/CD practices, along with experience in Angular/React.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience building REST APIs and microservices using Spring Boot.
• Experience working within AWS cloud environments.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale customer-facing applications.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
• Understanding of distributed systems and application design patterns.
• Experience with Angular and React.
• Ability to lead technical design, development, and implementation efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of backend applications, APIs, and microservices supporting customer-facing web and mobile platforms.
• Build scalable cloud-native solutions utilizing Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and modern engineering practices.
• Partner with Product Managers, Front-End Engineers, Mobile Developers, and UX teams to deliver new features and platform enhancements.
• Drive architecture and technical design discussions focused on scalability, resiliency, security, and performance.
• Implement event-driven solutions leveraging Kafka and distributed system design principles.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines that support rapid and reliable software delivery.
• Support modernization initiatives and adoption of emerging technologies, including AI-assisted development tools and LLM capabilities.
• Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and establish engineering best practices across teams.
• Analyze and resolve complex production issues affecting customer-facing systems.

Skills

Java

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Angular

React

Technical leadership

Tools

Spring Boot

Kafka

Job description

Apex Systems is seeking a Senior Java & Angular Full Stack Engineer for a hybrid role in Chicago. The position focuses on building and scaling backend services, APIs, and cloud-native applications supporting customer interactions.

You will lead architecture decisions, mentor engineers, and help deliver scalable, resilient solutions. The candidate should have 5+ years of experience with Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, AWS, and modern CI/CD practices, along with experience in Angular/React.