Senior Java Lead Engineer: Cloud, APIs & Mentorship

Solifi Group; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible Spend Account (FSA)

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Life and AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance (Short Term and 2

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

401K Tax Deferred Retirement Savings

Job summary

Solifi Group in Alpharetta, GA, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Java) to design, develop, and lead full-stack applications using Java/Spring Boot and Angular/TypeScript. You will guide architecture across front-end and back-end layers, build robust RESTful APIs, and ensure secure, scalable solutions in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring, code reviews, and advancing CI/CD with Jenkins and GitLab CI, while collaborating with product managers and architects to translate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of professional software development experience with strong full stack expertise.
• Deep expertise in Java and Spring Boot for backend development.
• Strong proficiency in front-end technologies, including Angular (preferred) or React, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 and CSS3.
• Experience designing and building services architectures and RESTful APIs.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (Postgres, Oracle, MongoDB, etc.).
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, scalability, and system design principles.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with Git and modern CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional agile teams.
• Experience building enterprise-grade financial systems with complex integrations.
• Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Experience implementing secure coding practices and working with authentication/authorization frameworks (OAuth, JWT, etc.).
• Experience with performance tuning, monitoring, and observability tools.
• Exposure to DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• Experience with automated testing frameworks (JUnit, Mockito, Cypress, Playwright, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives.
• Strong understanding of both backend system design and modern UI/UX principles.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain full stack applications using Java (Spring Boot preferred), Angular/TypeScript, and modern web technologies.
• Lead the architecture and design of scalable, maintainable, and secure software systems across front-end and back-end layers.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into high-quality technical solutions.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and services, ensuring strong interface contracts and system reliability.
• Ensure applications are high-performing, secure, and resilient, following modern engineering and cloud-native best practices.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code aligned with enterprise standards and coding guidelines.
• Lead code reviews and provide constructive feedback to maintain high engineering quality across teams.
• Drive CI/CD practices using tools such as Jenkins and GitLab CI, enabling efficient and reliable deployments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex system issues, identifying root causes and implementing long-term improvements.
• Contribute to system observability, monitoring, and performance tuning across distributed applications.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous learning.
• Drive innovation through adoption of new technologies, frameworks, and development practices.
• Collaborate across teams and lead small to mid-size engineering efforts or initiatives.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

TypeScript

REST APIs

Cloud AWS

Kubernetes

Docker

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Job description

Solifi Group in Alpharetta, GA, is seeking a Lead Software Engineer (Java) to design, develop, and lead full-stack applications using Java/Spring Boot and Angular/TypeScript. You will guide architecture across front-end and back-end layers, build robust RESTful APIs, and ensure secure, scalable solutions in a cloud-native environment.

The role emphasizes mentoring, code reviews, and advancing CI/CD with Jenkins and GitLab CI, while collaborating with product managers and architects to translate