Java Lead Software Engineer

About This Role

As a Java Lead Software Engineer, you will be a core technical contributor within an agile team, enhancing and delivering market-leading technology products securely. You will be responsible for creating critical technology solutions across various business functions and multiple technical areas.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, development, and technical troubleshooting, thinking beyond conventional approaches
• Write secure and high-quality code using at least one programming language
• Design, develop, code, and troubleshootconsidering upstream and downstream systems and technical implications
• Apply knowledge of tools within the Software Development Life Cycle toolchain to improve automation value
• Apply technical troubleshooting to break down solutions and solve complex technical problems
• Gather, analyze, and draw conclusions from large, diverse data sets to identify problems and contribute to decision-making
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues for operational stability
• Drive evaluation sessions with external vendors and internal teams for architectural designs and applicability
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to drive awareness and use of new technologies
• Contribute to a team culture of diversity, opportunity, inclusion, and respect

Requirements

• 5+ years applied experience in software engineering concepts
• Hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability
• Experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining code in a large corporate environment with one or more modern programming languages and database querying languages
• Proficient at coding in Java and Spring Boot, with good understanding of Spring Cloud concepts
• Demonstrated experience with database technologies including Postgress and SQL
• Hands-on experience to utilize monitoring and tracing tools (e.g. Splunk, Dynatrace, Postman, etc.)
• Demonstrated knowledge of software applications and technical processes within a technical discipline
• Experience across the whole Software Development Life Cycle
• Exposure to agile methodologies such as CI/CD, Application Resiliency, and Security, including authentication
• Experience participating in code reviews, troubleshooting, performance tuning and contributing to system architecture and technical decision-making

Qualifications

• 5+ years of applied experience in software engineering concepts and hands-on practical experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability

Nice to Have

• Proven expertise in architecting and delivering highly scalable, resilient, and stable systems on public cloud platforms such as AWS
• Extensive experience with event-driven messaging and streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka), both NoSQL and relational databases, and cloud-native API/microservice development
• Strong hands-on proficiency with modern software development tools and technologies, including Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ IDEA, Maven, Git, Jenkins, Sonar, Artifactory, and AI-powered code assistants

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits