Java Software Lead Engineer

About the job
Design, develop, test, deploy, and support the capabilities of a large world-class enterprise-level platform
Create scalable microservices of high performance, high availability, interoperability, and reliability
Contribute designs and technical proof of concepts, and adhere to standards and guidance from architecture team members
Participate with Senior engineers and Product Management to create epics and stories, and define their technical acceptance criteria
Experienced with enterprise architectural models and distributed software design
Serve as source of technical expertise, mentor junior engineers, and raise quality standards
Manage ambiguity and moderate levels of complexity, and proactively discover and attack issues
Share ownership in quality, test automation, continuous integration and delivery, and production operation
Quickly escalate challenges and risks incurred during projects

What We're Seeking

Expertise in Java 
Backend/server development experience
Experience with Spring Framework, Spring Boot Microservices, and Spring Cloud Stream is a plus
Experience with RESTful Web services
Experience with Kafka or Apache Pulsar, Event driven architecture
Full-stack development with JavaScript and Angular experience is a plus
Certifications like AWS Cloud Practitioner, Developer, and Solutions Architect are a plus
Relational databases, SQL proficiency, and Object-to-relational mapping (Hibernate)
Experienced and passionate with unit and functional testing, automated regression, and test integration
Containerization, with Docker/Kubernetes
Helm, Amazon EKS/OpenShift and Terraform for cloud provisioning are a plus
GIT, Maven, Gradle, and CI/CD tools
Comfortable with Scrum software methodology
Ability to work well as part of a geographically diverse team

Technical Skills

Spring Framework
Spring Boot Microservices
Kubernetes
Java/python
Web services (REST)
Relational databases
Object-to-relational mapping (e.g. Hibernate)
Object-oriented and functional design
Windows and Linux operating system fundamentals

Soft Skills

Experience and preference collaborating in a team environment.
Ability to focus on given priorities and deliver artifacts on time (deadline driven).
Ability to quickly communicate challenges incurred during projects.