Senior Java Engineer: Microservices, Cloud & API Leader

Acestack; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Acestack is seeking a Sr. Java Developer to join our Cleveland, Ohio area team. The candidate will work onsite at preferred locations in Cleveland or other listed sites, delivering robust backend services and scalable microservices architectures.

The role emphasizes Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker/Kubernetes, REST APIs, cloud familiarity, and secure API design. Ideal for senior developers who can lead design and code reviews across on-site teams.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Java 8+ primary backend development.
• Expertise with Spring Boot and Microservices architecture.
• Experience with Kafka stream processing.
• Hands-on with Apache Camel and OpenAPI for integrations.
• Strong RESTful API design and documentation.
• Experience with API Gateway and security (JWT, OAuth).
• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform services.
• Hands-on with Docker and Kubernetes for deployment.
• Solid Git and CI/CD pipeline experience.
• Strong SQL database knowledge.

Skills

Java 8+

Spring Boot

Microservices

Kafka

Camel/OpenAPI

REST APIs

API Gateway/JWT-OAuth

Google Cloud

Docker/Kubernetes

Git/CI-CD

SQL Databases

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD Tools

Job description

Acestack is seeking a Sr. Java Developer to join our Cleveland, Ohio area team. The candidate will work onsite at preferred locations in Cleveland or other listed sites, delivering robust backend services and scalable microservices architectures.

The role emphasizes Spring Boot, Kafka, Docker/Kubernetes, REST APIs, cloud familiarity, and secure API design. Ideal for senior developers who can lead design and code reviews across on-site teams.