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US_East | Software Developer - Application Server Technologies_L4

ApolisChicago, ILL6 LeadSeptember 11th, 2026
C1 - AOM - St. LouisKey Responsibilities:Feed platform requirements into AI tools to generate specs, scaffolding, and implementationReview AI-generated code — accept, reject, or redirectMake design decisions: component interfaces, Kafka topic structure, data contractsOwn steering files and hooks that encode coding standards and quality gatesEnsure all components meet acceptance criteria before mergingValidate non-functional requirements: 20M+ records/hour,?5ms DB latency, auto-scalingRequired Skills:Core Language (10+ years experience): Java + Spring Boot 3 for backend microservicesKafka, JVM performance tuningInfrastructure: Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab CI for CI/CD pipelinesDatabase: Oracle and PostgreSQL in production environmentsAI-Assisted Development (Critical): 3–6 months professional experience using AI coding tools (Kiro, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amazon Q Developer) in a company settingAbility to write effective prompts and specs that produce production-quality codeComfortable with AI-managed spec/task workflows