Tech Engineer Lead- Java

Description

Engineer Lead – Java / Spring Boot / React / Open Systems

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and direction for the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, and open-system technologies
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• Lead the development of scalable, secure, highly available, and maintainable full-stack applications and microservices
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• Define and drive technical solutions aligned with enterprise architecture, security, engineering standards, and business objectives.
• Lead the design and implementation of RESTful APIs, microservices, event-driven services, and distributed applications
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• Provide hands-on technical leadership in Java, Spring Boot, React, JavaScript/Type Script, and modern open-system development
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• Evaluate existing applications and lead modernization initiatives, including migration from legacy platforms to open-system, API-driven, cloud-ready architectures
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• Establish and promote software engineering best practices, coding standards, design patterns, reusable components, and development methodologies.
• Review technical designs, application architecture, source code, and implementation approaches to ensure quality, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Lead technical discussions and provide recommendations on application architecture, frameworks, tools, and technology solutions.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers, helping team members improve their technical skills and software engineering practices.
• Partner with architects, product owners, business analysts, Dev Ops engineers, QA teams, and other technology teams to deliver complex solutions.
• Break down complex business and technical requirements into actionable development tasks and provide technical estimates and implementation strategies.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues, performance problems, application defects, and integration challenges.
• Ensure appropriate automated testing, including unit, integration, API, and end-to-end testing , is incorporated into the development lifecycle.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD, Dev Ops, automated deployment, infrastructure automation, and observability practices
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• Ensure applications meet enterprise requirements for security, resiliency, performance, scalability, availability, and regulatory compliance.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and provide technical leadership throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Coordinate technical dependencies across multiple development teams and ensure successful delivery of cross-team initiatives.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement and develop mitigation strategies.
• Communicate technical concepts and architectural decisions effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and evaluate opportunities to improve engineering productivity, application architecture, and overall technology capabilities.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise application development
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Top Skills

• 3+ years of experience providing technical leadership for software development teams or complex technology initiatives.
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot
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• Strong experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and microservices
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• Strong experience with React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
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• Strong understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, and software engineering principles
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• Experience with relational databases and SQL, including technologies such as Oracle,…