Lead Software Engineer - Full stack, Java, Spring boot, React, AWS
On-site · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United StatesOn-siteFull TimeSenior LevelLicense Or CertificationInvestment BankingEnterprise
Type
Full Time
Level
Senior Level
Education
License Or Certification
Company size
Enterprise
Industry
Investment Banking
Job Summary
Lead Software Engineer responsible for designing and delivering secure, scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices and React front end on AWS/Kubernetes; lead architecture discussions, API design, and real-time data processing within an agile team. Focus on building robust production code, code reviews and debugging, performance optimization, and driving awareness of new technologies. Mentors teams, fosters diversity and inclusion, and collaborates with product stakeholders to meet business objectives.
Required Qualifications
- Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts
- 5+ years hands-on experience in software development
- Deep expertise in Java/JVM ecosystem
- Spring Boot framework
- Experience building robust APIs and microservices architectures
- Proficiency in AWS cloud services and Kubernetes
- Kafka experience for distributed architectures
- PostgreSQL and database optimization
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting complex systems
- Real-time data processing
- React JS and modern front-end development practices
- Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
- CI/CD, automation, and Agile teamwork
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