Lead Backend Java Developer

Our team is looking to bring on a Lead Backend Java Developer to fill a key opening. Joining us means playing a hands-on role in systems that power essential business functions and generate real, measurable results for the company. Our engineering group thrives on teamwork, and we place high value on well-structured code, thoughtful design choices, and ongoing refinement of our craft. This role would suit someone who thrives on tackling difficult technical problems while collaborating closely with a seasoned group of professionals in a positive, encouraging setting.

Responsibilities

• Build out and support a data integration platform hosted in the cloud through AWS services
• Architect fresh integration pathways and develop modular, reusable components to meet shifting organizational demands
• Take charge of releasing updates, addressing production-level defects, and keeping enterprise applications running smoothly over time
• Weigh in on architectural conversations and offer technical perspective that shapes overall system design
• Produce code that is tidy, logically organized, and easy to maintain, in keeping with the team's engineering conventions
• Work in tandem with teams from different functions to turn business needs into workable technical outcomes
• Engage actively in reviewing peers' code to maintain high standards and spread useful knowledge throughout the group
• Diagnose and fix technical challenges that surface at different points throughout the software development process

Requirements

• A background spanning five-plus years in enterprise software development, including verified success delivering and supporting large-scale systems within active production settings
• No less than one year spent guiding and managing a development team
• Deep practical fluency in Java (17/21 releases) along with real-world use of Spring Boot
• Concrete experience handling Kafka implementations, especially in the context of transitioning away from SQS
• Demonstrated capability in architecting and developing REST APIs independently
• Hands-on work integrating various applications by leveraging Apache Camel
• Proven history of constructing and sustaining solutions hosted within the AWS ecosystem
• Broad exposure to unit, integration, and performance testing, alongside a firm command of application design concepts and structured coding methods
• Real experience working directly with relational database platforms like Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MS SQL
• Command of English at an Upper-Intermediate (B2) proficiency level or better

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Docker for packaging and deploying applications in containers
• Comfort working within Agile frameworks and delivering through iterative development cycles
• Hands-on use of AI-powered coding assistants and agentic development environments, including tools like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or Cursor, plus experience applying MCP
• General understanding of message broker systems such as ActiveMQ
• Modest experience applying Python toward writing or supporting integration tests