Java Lead Engineer -- S SDC5832069

Role - Java Lead Engineer -- S SDC5832069Location: Chicago, ILHybrid work model ( 2x a week)Experience: Minimum 10yrs of exp neededInterview Mode: Via Teams with Video ON, 3 sets of technical interviews, including 1 coding interview, 1 architecture interview and 1 team interview (behavioral); 3 separate interviews.Looking for candidates local to Chicago, ILJob description:Seeking a Java Lead Engineer with 10+ years of experience in backend application development. Strong expertise in Java 17, Spring Boot, REST APIs, AWS services (IAM, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS, SNS, KMS), SQL, and DevOps is required. The candidate will lead development efforts, mentor junior engineers, contribute to architecture and design decisions, and build highly available, scalable cloud-based solutions. Experience with system design, technical leadership, and enterprise application development is essentialSkills Required:10+ years of Java development experienceStrong Java 17 and Spring Boot skillsExpertise in backend development (not frontend/full-stack)Experience building REST APIs and microservicesStrong AWS knowledge, especially IAM, DynamoDB, Kinesis, SQS, SNS, and KMSGood understanding of SQL and DevOps practicesExperience designing highly available and scalable systemsSome architecture/system design experienceAbility to lead developers, mentor junior team members, and drive technical decisionsJob Description:Competent to perform all programming and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.Acts as team leader for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems.Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable featuresMaintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.Identifies and encourages areas for growth and improvement within the team.Mentors junior developers.Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness.Leads development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional teamsPerforms integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality resultsParticipates in technology evaluation and recommendations.Applies an enterprise-wide view to solutions to support the adoption of standards and practices and promote reuse.