Lead Java Backend Engineer - 576

Position’s Contributions to Work Group:As a Lead Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing backend RESTful API web services using Microservices architectureTypical task breakdown:· 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, define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.· Lead solution decomposition by breaking business requirements into technical designs, user stories, and implementation tasks.· Guide engineers in developing secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and enterprise entitlement-based authorization models.· Serve as the technical lead for complex initiatives, driving architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews.· Collaborate with product owners, UI development teams, architects, and partner teams to ensure successful delivery of customer-focused solutions.· Establish engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability.· Drive quality engineering practices including automated testing, performance testing, load testing, and production readiness reviews.· Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.· Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards.· Drive end-to-end software ownership from design through deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement.Interaction with team:- New team: 12-13 folks ( lead engineers, Sr software engineers, etc)Work environment:2 days in officeEducation & Experience Required:- Degree with 10 + years’ experienceRequired Technical Skills (Required)- Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.- Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze - situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.Top candidates will also have:- Extensive software development experience using Java 17+ and SpringBoot RESTful API development, including experience with API management and gateway platforms like Apigee.- Proficiency in deploying and maintaining software within public cloud environments, such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.- Proven ability to own the end-to-end software lifecycle, including writing comprehensive automated tests (unit, integration, and end-to-end) using frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.- Experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architectures using message streaming solutions (eg: AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ, Azure Event Hub)- Deep understanding of datastores, including relational (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, AWS RDS/Aurora), NoSQL (MongoDB, Cassandra, AWS DynamoDB), search engines (Elasticsearch), caching (Redis), and vector databases.- Hands-on experience configuring and deploying software via CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GoCD.- Familiarity with leveraging AI-assisted coding companions, such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor, to accelerate the software development lifecycle.- Demonstrated success working within an Agile development framework, ideally Scrum.