Senior Software Engineer – Cloud-Native API Platform

Judge Group, Inc.; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible hybrid work environment

Generous PTO and wellness time off

Summer Friday schedules

Commuter-friendly downtown office

Job summary

The Judge Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago, IL (Hybrid). You will design, build, and maintain large-scale cloud-native platforms, collaborating with product owners and engineering teams to deliver scalable APIs and services.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture input, and hands-on development with Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, and React where applicable. Candidate has 4+ years of production software experience, strong cloud and distributed systems knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience.
• 4 years of software engineering experience in production environments.
• Strong experience with Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot.
• Deep understanding of API design, integration patterns, and microservices architecture.
• Experience building scalable software solutions and distributed systems.
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
• Practical knowledge of Git-based source control workflows.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work directly with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to analyze business domains, ask thoughtful questions, and translate requirements into effective technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality applications using Kotlin, Java, and Spring Boot.
• Build and enhance RESTful APIs and microservices that power large-scale integration platforms.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate complex problems into scalable technical solutions.
• Develop customer-facing functionality and user experiences, including front-end solutions using React when applicable.
• Build, deploy, and support applications running within cloud-native environments and Kubernetes ecosystems.
• Investigate and resolve production issues while maintaining system reliability and performance.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, scalability improvements, and platform modernization efforts.
• Work closely with product owners to refine requirements, decompose work into actionable tasks, and support junior engineers.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and help drive continuous improvement across development practices.
• Leverage technologies including AWS, Snowflake, SQL databases, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Spring Boot

API design

Microservices

SQL

React

Git

AWS

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud Platform

Kubernetes

Terraform

Git

CI/CD pipelines

Datadog

Bitbucket

Job description

The Judge Group, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Chicago, IL (Hybrid). You will design, build, and maintain large-scale cloud-native platforms, collaborating with product owners and engineering teams to deliver scalable APIs and services.

The role emphasizes leadership, architecture input, and hands-on development with Kotlin, Java, Spring Boot, and React where applicable. Candidate has 4+ years of production software experience, strong cloud and distributed systems knowledge, and