Senior Java Backend Lead - Microservices & Cloud

DSM-H Consulting; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

DSM-H Consulting is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and develop backend RESTful APIs and microservices using Java 21+ and Spring Boot. You will lead architecture decisions, guide engineers, and ensure secure, scalable deployments in AWS.

The role requires strong API-first mindset, OpenAPI specs, and experience with Apigee API gateway. Hybrid work with two in-office days in Chicago area.

Qualifications

• Lead design and development of enterprise REST APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Java 21+ and Spring Boot RESTful API development.
• Ability to define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI specs.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop backend RESTful services using a microservices architecture.
• Guide engineers on secure service-to-service integrations (OAuth 2.0, JWT).
• Lead architecture decisions, code reviews, and exploratory design sessions.
• Collaborate with product, UI, and partner teams for delivery success.
• Establish standards for reliability, observability, and security.

Skills

Java 21+ & Spring Boot REST

API design & OpenAPI/Swagger

OAuth 2.0 / JWT / entitlement-based

Apigee API gateway

AWS cloud services

Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka/SQS/2

CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps/Jenkins/

Agile/Scrum

JUnit/Mockito automated testing

Relational/NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL

Distributed systems & reliability

Education

Degree with 10+ years experience

Tools

Apigee

AWS

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Redis

Kafka

JUnit/Mockito

Azure DevOps/Jenkins/GoCD

Job description

DSM-H Consulting is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to design and develop backend RESTful APIs and microservices using Java 21+ and Spring Boot. You will lead architecture decisions, guide engineers, and ensure secure, scalable deployments in AWS.

The role requires strong API-first mindset, OpenAPI specs, and experience with Apigee API gateway. Hybrid work with two in-office days in Chicago area.