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Form of workSummary: Our company is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineer, Tech Lead (Java) who will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining complex Java applications. The ideal candidate must possess a deep understanding of modern application development, cloud architectures, automated testing, and container technologies. The Tech Lead will be part of a team that works on innovative projects for clients in the financial industry. The Tech Lead & Senior Java Developer will have experience leading a software development team within a product organization.
This role is a hybrid role that will work onsite 1-2 days per week at our Buffalo Grove, IL location. Occasional travel may be required as part of this position. #LI-Hybrid
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with product managers, product owners, and other stakeholders to understand the product vision and requirements.
- Take charge in leading team in delivering software products while adhering to set timelines.
- Design, develop, and maintain complex Java applications
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and tackle complex software problems
- Create and maintain technical documentation related to software design and development
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Develop and maintain automated testing scripts to ensure high-quality software delivery
- Implement modern cloud architectures such as microservices, serverless, and containerization
- Work with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Develop RESTful APIs using Spring Boot
- Mentoring junior team members and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
- At least 7 years of experience as a Java Developer
- Experience in Java 8 and above
- Extensive experience with modern Java frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, JPA and Hibernate
- Familiarity with DevOps CI/CD tools
- Experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit and Selenium
- Experience with modern cloud architectures such as microservices, serverless, and containerization
- Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with Azure, AWS or other cloud providers
- Strong understanding of software design patterns and principles
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and collaborate optimally with cross-functional teams.
- Mentoring junior team members and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.
Qualifications:
- Strong leadership and organizational abilities.
- Willingness to build professional relationships with staff and client.
- Excellent communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience with Agile development methodologies
- Experience with front-end development technologies such as Angular or React
- Experience with database technologies such as SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
- Experience communicating technical and concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Willingness to build professional relationships with key leaders across the organization.
The base salary range for this position is between $123,570.00 to $168,000, plus bonus. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, including but not limited to the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, business needs, and market demand. Our competitive benefits includes medical, dental, vision, wellness, 401(k) matching, unlimited PTO, work from anywhere, generous parental leave, and more! Our job titles may span more than one career level. All candidates are encouraged to apply.
