Senior Java Lead Engineer — Hybrid Cloud (AWS)

Zohorecruit; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit in Chicago is seeking an IT Software Engineer 5 (Java Lead Engineer) to lead backend development for enterprise platforms. You will mentor distributed teams, design RESTful services, and drive cloud-native AWS solutions with a focus on scalable, highly available systems.

The role requires 10+ years in Java, leadership of distributed teams, strong Java 17, and experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and AWS services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Java application design and development.
• 3+ years of experience leading geographically distributed development teams.
• Strong expertise in Java 17 and backend application development.
• Experience developing RESTful web services and microservices architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services, including IAM, Kinesis, DynamoDB, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, KMS.
• Strong SQL and database development skills.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Understanding of scalable, highly available, and reliable system design.
• Exposure to application architecture and solution design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, and deployment of Java-based enterprise applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams, including geographically distributed teams.
• Design and develop RESTful APIs and backend services using Java 17.
• Build and support cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application and infrastructure issues.
• Participate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical solution design.
• Drive software quality through code reviews, best practices, and development standards.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams, and end users to gather requirements and deliver solutions.
• Lead integration testing, customer acceptance testing, and production deployments.
• Support DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote continuous improvement across the team.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/EE or related field

Tools

Java 17

RESTful APIs

Microservices

AWS (IAM, Kinesis, DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, KMS, API Gateway)

SQL

CI/CD

Job description

Zohorecruit in Chicago is seeking an IT Software Engineer 5 (Java Lead Engineer) to lead backend development for enterprise platforms. You will mentor distributed teams, design RESTful services, and drive cloud-native AWS solutions with a focus on scalable, highly available systems.

The role requires 10+ years in Java, leadership of distributed teams, strong Java 17, and experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, CI/CD, and AWS services.