Lead Backend Developer; Java​/Boot, API Architecture

Lead Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, API Architecture)

Be part of a transformative technology initiative within the insurance industry, working on scalable services, modern APIs, and enterprise-wide integrations. This hybrid contract offers exposure to complex systems, meaningful challenges, and opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions with broad organizational impact.

• Salaried: $77-82 per hour.
• Incorporated Business Rate: $88-93 per hour.
• Weekday schedule from 9 am to 5 pm.
• Hybrid work with 3 days per week in the office.

• Design and review backend services and REST APIs.
• Lead orchestration of multiple upstream services (rates, adjustments, customer attributes).
• Guide team on scalable, stateless service design.
• Define API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns.
• Support developers with design decisions and troubleshooting.
• Partner with BA on translating business rules into technical solutions.
• Ensure code quality, standards, and delivery timelines.

• 10+ years of backend development experience using Java, Spring Boot, or similar technologies.
• Strong expertise in designing and building RESTful APIs and service orchestration layers.
• Hands-on experience integrating distributed systems and multiple upstream systems/APIs.
• Experience designing stateless services and scalable backend architectures.
• Strong understanding of API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns.
• Experience building or integrating pricing engines or financial calculation services.
• Knowledge of banking systems, including rates, lending, or product services.
• Familiarity with batch systems or hybrid batch and real-time architectures.
• Experience with observability tools and practices, including logging, tracing, and monitoring.
• Exposure to rules engines or complex business logic orchestration.