Senior Java Lead — Cloud-Native Microservices Architect

Compunnel, Inc.; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology firm in Illinois seeks a Java Lead responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-grade applications using Java and Spring Boot. The role involves technical leadership and collaboration across teams to deliver scalable, cloud-ready solutions while ensuring best practices in code quality and CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development and technical leadership, particularly in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3–5 years in a technical leadership or architect role.
• Extensive experience building scalable backend systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of Java applications.
• Architect and develop scalable microservices for cloud environments.
• Provide leadership on containerization practices.

Skills

Software development

Technical leadership

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud-native technologies

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Job description

A technology firm in Illinois seeks a Java Lead responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-grade applications using Java and Spring Boot. The role involves technical leadership and collaboration across teams to deliver scalable, cloud-ready solutions while ensuring best practices in code quality and CI/CD pipelines. Candidates should have extensive experience in software development and technical leadership, particularly in cloud environments.