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Lead Software Engineer

chicago, il • Posted Today
Onsite Contract IT & Technology

  • Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java 21+, Spring Boot, Apigee API Gateway, and AWS cloud services
  • Architect API-first solutions and define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications
  • Decompose business requirements into technical designs, user stories, and implementation tasks
  • Guide engineers in secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and entitlement-based authorization models
  • Serve as technical lead for complex initiatives, architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews
  • Collaborate with product owners, UI development teams, architects, and partner teams
  • Establish engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability
  • Drive automated, performance, and load testing and production readiness reviews
  • Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards
  • Own software delivery from design through deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience
  • Knowledge of software development tools and activities
  • Ability to produce software products or systems according to product requirements
  • Knowledge of software product design
  • Ability to convert market requirements into software product design
  • Knowledge of decision-making processes and associated tools and techniques
  • Ability to analyze situations and reach productive decisions
  • Extensive experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot RESTful API development
  • Experience with API management and gateway platforms such as Apigee
  • Proficiency deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
  • Experience owning the end-to-end software lifecycle
  • Experience writing automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using frameworks such as JUnit and Mockito
  • Experience designing and implementing event-driven architectures and message streaming solutions
  • Understanding of relational, NoSQL, search, caching, and vector databases
  • Experience configuring and deploying software through CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GoCD
  • Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor
  • Experience working within an Agile framework, ideally Scrum

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java 21+, Spring Boot, and AWS. Proficient in API management, automated testing, and leading software delivery processes while ensuring best practices in security and scalability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Java 21+ Development
  • Spring Boot RESTful API Development
  • API Management with Apigee
  • AWS Cloud Services Deployment
  • CI/CD Pipeline Configuration

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Hard Skills

  • REST API Design
  • Microservices Architecture
  • OAuth 2.0
  • JWT
  • Automated Testing with JUnit
  • Event-Driven Architecture
  • Message Streaming Solutions
  • Relational Databases
  • NoSQL Databases
  • Agile Framework

Soft Skills

  • Decision-Making
  • Collaboration
  • Problem-Solving
  • Technical Leadership

Industry Keywords

  • Software Development
  • Enterprise-Scale Solutions
  • Technical Documentation
  • Software Lifecycle Management
  • Agile Methodologies

Tools & Technologies

  • Apigee API Gateway
  • AWS
  • Azure DevOps
  • Jenkins
  • GoCD
  • GitHub Copilot

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