Senior Java Backend Engineer — API & Microservices Lead
Valiant Technologies LLC
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Job summary
Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a hands-on Lead Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and scale enterprise APIs and microservices on our AWS-hosted platform. You will lead a small team of engineers while actively coding.
Ideal candidates have 10+ years in Java backend, strong Spring Boot, API design, and AWS experience, with the ability to drive architectural decisions and mentor teammates; onsite Mondays/Wednesdays with some remote work.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of software engineering experience with hands-on Java backend development.
- Java 17+ (Java 21 preferred) and Spring Boot expertise.
- Extensive RESTful API and microservices design/development experience.
- Strong AWS/cloud experience with production deployments.
- Proven technical leadership including architecture decisions, reviews, and mentoring.
- API design/integration experience; Apigee/API Gateway strongly preferred.
- Experience with automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and end-to-end delivery.
- Must work onsite in Chicago Mondays and Wednesdays.
Responsibilities
- Lead design and implementation of enterprise backend APIs and microservices.
- Mentor and guide a team of engineers while contributing hands-on coding.
- Drive architectural decisions and oversee code reviews and testing processes.
- Ensure reliable, scalable, and secure cloud-native solutions on AWS.
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Job description
Valiant Technologies LLC in Chicago, IL seeks a hands-on Lead Java Backend Engineer to design, develop, and scale enterprise APIs and microservices on our AWS-hosted platform. You will lead a small team of engineers while actively coding.
Ideal candidates have 10+ years in Java backend, strong Spring Boot, API design, and AWS experience, with the ability to drive architectural decisions and mentor teammates; onsite Mondays/Wednesdays with some remote work.
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