Principal Backend Java DeveloperLocation: Alpharetta, GA, Onsite from Day 1 (1-2 days onsite) Duration: 6-12 months Visa: Any Visa (except H1B and CPT) Interview: Phone/Zoom Must have 10+ years of experienceQualifications:You're proactive and hands-on.Experience in a highly transactional environmentExcellent communication skillsWhen you see a potential issue, you never leave things hanging and unfinished.You are comfortable presenting to senior leaders, product owners, and peers with a compelling voice that you demonstrate through executive presence, leading change, and creating clear executive-level communications on milestone achievements.You have 8+ years of experience in relevant skills gained and developed in the same or similar role.You'll have a Bachelor's degree OR equivalent experience.Experience with Agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban, in larger teamsExperience Leading distributed teams and business initiatives.BackEnd: Experience Leading projects using Java / Spring Boot / Restful APIs / MicroservicesDatabase: Experience Leading projects using MySQL, Elastic Search, or non-SQL databasesQueue Managers - Experience Leading projects using SQS or KafkaDevOps - Experience Leading projects using Jenkins / Docker / KubernetesAutomationExperience with Unit Test Frameworks / Test-Driven Development