Software Development Lead / Architect-6

REALIGN LLC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

REALIGN LLC in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a Software Development Lead / Architect to drive technical leadership across architecture governance and POC initiatives. The role focuses on Java microservices, REST APIs, and scalable data workflows, with mentoring of developers and collaboration across DevOps and QA teams.

The candidate should have 10+ years of experience in software development, strong Spring Java stack expertise, and experience delivering distributed systems using Kafka and MongoDB.

Qualifications

• Experience leading architecture reviews and governance.
• Strong hands-on Java development with Spring ecosystem.
• Experience designing and deploying microservices and REST APIs.
• Experience with Kafka and messaging patterns.
• Familiarity with MongoDB and SQL databases.
• Ability to mentor developers and participate in Agile ceremonies.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture reviews and governance.
• Assess and mitigate technical risks.
• Provide POC leadership.
• Design, develop, and maintain Java microservices.
• Lead technical design discussions and solution architecture.
• Implement RESTful APIs adhering to enterprise standards.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries for transactional and reporting use cases.
• Design MongoDB schemas, indexes, and queries.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of microservices.
• Apply logging, monitoring, and resiliency patterns.
• Build event-driven solutions using Kafka and messaging frameworks.
• Collaborate with BA, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and defect resolution.
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and production issues.
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform RCA.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
• Follow secure coding and compliance standards.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Data

Kafka

RESTful services

Microservices

CI/CD

Agile ceremonies

Mentoring

Tools

MongoDB

SQL

Job description

Jersey City, New Jersey 07030 Posted September 14th, 2026

Job Title: Software Development Lead / Architect

Location: New Castle, DE & Jersey City, NJ & Tampa, FL

Full Time

Exp:-10+Yrs

Job Description

Technical Leadership

• Architecture Review and Governance
• Technical Risk Assessment & Mitigation
• Proof of Concept (POC) Leadership

Core Development

• Java (8/11/17) – strong hands on experience
• Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data

Integration & Messaging

• Experience with Kafka (preferred)
• REST based integrations with upstream/downstream systems
• Design, develop, and maintain Java based microservices
• Lead technical design discussions and contribute to solution architecture.
• Implement RESTful APIs adhering to enterprise design standards
• Develop and optimize SQL queries (E3 level) for transactional and reporting use cases
• Design and manage MongoDB schemas, indexes, and queries
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and performance of microservices
• Apply exception handling, logging, monitoring, and resiliency patterns
• Build event-driven solutions using Kafka and messaging frameworks.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and defect resolution
• Support CI/CD pipelines, deployments, and production issues
• Troubleshoot production issues and perform root cause analysis (RCA).
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership.
• Contribute to Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, estimation, and retrospectives.
• Follow secure coding and compliance standards