Software Engineer Level 4; Java Backend Developer

Chicago, United States | Posted on 06/08/2026

Job Title:
Software Engineer Level 4 (Java Backend Developer)

Location:
Chicago, IL OR Peoria, IL (Hybrid 2–3 days onsite)

Duration: 12 months with potential to be extended

Travel:
Minimal (if any, within Chicago/Peoria)

• Digital applications
• Dealer applications
• Customer applications

Develop, maintain, enhance, and support backend services.

• 8+ years in Java
• 1+ year in AWS
• AWS services extensively used
• Preferred testing tools:
  Cucumber, Selenium
• Postman not preferred; team uses alternative tools

• Daily stand‑ups
• Sprint activities
• Work from Azure Dev Ops Scrum board
• Occasional involvement in high‑level design

• Strong backend development background (critical)
• Hands‑on coding experience preferred over architecture‑heavy profiles
• Collaborate within and across teams
• Contribute to design discussions when needed
• Clear project history with proper timelines
• Explanation required for any employment gaps

• Asset management
• Other evolving enterprise areas
• Emphasis on diverse backend service development, not limited to one domain

• Review and approve modifications of existing databases and database management systems
• Direct database development and approve project scope and limitations
• Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information
• Approve, schedule, plan, and supervise the installation and testing of new products and improvements
• Develop standards and guidelines to guide use and acquisition of software

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service, and interpersonal skills
• Expert ability to work independently and manage one’s time
• Expert mentoring skills to provide support and constructive performance feedback
• Expert knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
• Expert knowledge of computer hardware and software
• Knowledge of computer development software (e.g., SQL, Visual Basic)

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or relevant field required
• 8+ years experience required

• At least 8 years of software development experience in Java (or equivalent)
• 1+ year experience in AWS: cloud formation, ECS, Lambda, Fargate, Amazon Elasticsearch, S3, IAM
• Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale
• 3 years of experience building with cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Developing applications using relational and No
  
  SQL databases
• Application architectural patterns: MVC, Microservices, Event‑driven
• Deploying with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure Dev Ops
• Experience with batch or stream processing (SQS, SNS, Kinesis)
• Designing well‑defined RESTful APIs; experience with Swagger, Postman, Assertible
• Testing tools:
  Selenium, Cucumber, integration into CI/CD pipelines
• Data stores:
  Dynamo
  
  DB, Mongo
  
  DB, Cassandra, Redis, Elasticsearch, MySQL, Oracle
• Solid knowledge of data structures and algorithms

• Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
• Passion for technology and eagerness to contribute to a team‑oriented environment

Significant interaction required with Scrum team during all ceremonies (Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Retro, Demo). Also interact for PR reviews and engagement with other teams as needed.

Hybrid schedule with 2–3 days onsite at Chicago or Peoria.

• Must have current residence in the local area; relocation on own dime expected if not
• Resume must clearly show front‑end and back‑end experience; front‑end only does not qualify