Technical Lead Java/AWS - Miami

Medium; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site collaboration

High impact and autonomy

Opportunity to influence technical strategy

Job summary

Medium is seeking a Technical Lead based in Miami, Florida, to drive the architecture and delivery of an event-driven microservices platform on AWS. This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, requiring deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed systems.

The ideal candidate will mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and ensure scalable solutions. Responsibilities include defining architecture, leading design efforts, and partnering with stakeholders for technical solutions.

Long-term contract engagement with a collaborative team and opportunity to influence modern engineering practices.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience.
• 4+ years leading development teams or technical initiatives.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture design.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the architecture of Java/Spring Boot microservices.
• Lead the design of event-driven solutions.
• Guide engineering teams through technical decisions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices architecture

Event-driven architecture

AWS services

Kubernetes

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

This is a fully on-site position based in Miami, Florida. Candidates must currently reside in the Miami area.

We are seeking a Technical Lead to drive the architecture, technical direction, and delivery of an event-driven microservices platform built on AWS. This role combines hands‑on development with technical leadership, requiring deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, AWS, distributed systems, and event‑driven architectures. The ideal candidate will mentor engineers, establish technical standards, and ensure scalable, resilient, and high‑performing solutions.

What You Can Expect (Responsibilities)

• Define and own the architecture of Java/Spring Boot microservices and distributed systems.
• Lead the design of event‑driven solutions, including messaging, streaming, and distributed transaction patterns.
• Establish API standards, governance, versioning strategies, and integration best practices.
• Guide engineering teams through technical decisions, code reviews, and delivery execution.
• Partner with business and product stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive observability, resilience, security, performance, and AWS cost optimization initiatives.
• Evaluate technologies, remove technical blockers, and support long‑term platform evolution.

Requirements

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience, including 4+ years leading development teams or technical initiatives.
• Deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture design.
• Strong experience designing and implementing event‑driven architectures using AWS services such as Kinesis, SQS, and SNS.
• Hands‑on experience with distributed transactions, saga patterns, and orchestration strategies.
• Strong AWS architecture experience, including API Gateway, DynamoDB, IAM, compute, networking, and security services.
• Experience defining observability strategies and implementing monitoring, tracing, and alerting solutions.
• Proven ability to lead engineers, drive technical decisions, and establish development standards.

Nice to Have

• Experience with Kubernetes, ECS, or EKS.
• Experience with orchestration platforms such as Temporal, Camunda, or AWS Step Functions.
• Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD expertise (Terraform, CDK, CloudFormation).
• Financial services or payments industry experience.
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development, LLM‑based solutions, MCP, RAG, and AI governance practices.

Benefits

On-site collaboration in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment in the Miami / Fort Lauderdale area.

Long‑term contract engagement with high impact and autonomy.

Strategic and high‑visibility role within a modern engineering culture.

Opportunity to influence technical strategy, especially regarding modern event‑driven architectures and AI integrations.

Collaborative international team with strong technical leadership.