Senior Java Microservices Lead - Cloud, Kafka & AI Tools

OpenText; Gaithersburg (MD); On-site; USD 143,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenText in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Visibility to design, develop, and operate scalable enterprise solutions. You will work with global teams to drive architecture decisions and deliver reliable software across TG Insights and legacy Visibility products.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of hands-on development, deep Java and Spring Boot experience, Kafka, cloud-native practice in AWS/GCP, and strong knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven patterns.

Qualifications

• Expert-level experience with Java 17/21 and developing Spring Boot microservices.
• Strong expertise in distributed systems, REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Deep experience with Apache Kafka, including consumer groups, partitioning, offset management, schema evolution, and event-driven architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support scalable, secure, high-performing Visibility solutions.
• Translate business requirements into practical, maintainable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with architects and senior leaders on architecture, design, and technology decisions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and engineering best practices across the organization.
• Lead investigation, troubleshooting, and resolution of production incidents and customer escalations.

Skills

Java 17/21

Spring Boot microservices

distributed systems

REST APIs

microservices

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Anthos

Istio

Helm

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

SaaS platforms

AI-assisted software development

globally distributed teams

event-driven architectures

7+ years development

Tools

Kafka

Oracle Database

Cassandra

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Anthos

Istio

Helm

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Job description

OpenText in Gaithersburg, MD is seeking a Lead Software Engineer for Visibility to design, develop, and operate scalable enterprise solutions. You will work with global teams to drive architecture decisions and deliver reliable software across TG Insights and legacy Visibility products.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years of hands-on development, deep Java and Spring Boot experience, Kafka, cloud-native practice in AWS/GCP, and strong knowledge of distributed systems and event-driven patterns.