IT Software Engineer

T Software Engineer
Contract
Chicago, IL, hybrid 

Must have : API, AWS, Azure, Elastic Search, Java, JUnit, MySQL, Spring Boot, SQL

Required Education

• Degree: Bachelor''s degree or equivalent (implied by "Degree + 10+ years'' experience")

• Years of Experience: 10+ years of professional software engineering experience

 

Required Skills

• Programming Language: Extensive experience with Java 17+ and Spring Boot for RESTful API development.

• API Management: Experience with API gateways and management platforms, specifically Apigee (or similar).

• Cloud Platforms: Proficiency deploying and maintaining software in public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform); AWS preferred given the platform context.

• Testing: Proven ability to write comprehensive automated tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) using frameworks like JUnit and Mockito.

• Architecture: Experience designing and implementing Event-Driven Architectures using message streaming solutions (e.g., AWS Kinesis, SQS, SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Azure Event Hub).

• Datastores: Deep understanding of multiple datastore types:

o Relational: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, AWS RDS/Aurora

o NoSQL: MongoDB, Cassandra, AWS DynamoDB

o Search: Elasticsearch

o Caching: Redis

o Vector databases

• CI/CD: Hands-on experience configuring and deploying software via CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or GoCD).

• Agile: Demonstrated success working within an Agile/Scrum framework.

• Security: Knowledge of secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and entitlement-based authorization models.

• Soft Skills: Strong decision-making, critical thinking, and technical leadership abilities.

 

Preferred/Nice-to-Have:

• Familiarity with AI-assisted coding companions (GitHub Copilot, Cursor).

 

Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership in the design, development, testing, and deployment of state-of-the-art digital platform hosted on AWS. This role will build a world-class platform to host a wide range of digital applications.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale REST APIs and microservices using Java 21+, Spring Boot, Apigee API Gateway, and AWS cloud services.

• Architect API-first solutions; define service contracts, payload schemas, and OpenAPI/Swagger specifications.

• Lead solution decomposition by breaking business requirements into technical designs, user stories, and implementation tasks.

• Guide engineers in developing secure service-to-service integrations using OAuth 2.0, JWT, and enterprise entitlement-based authorization models.

• Serve as the technical lead for complex initiatives, driving architecture decisions, design reviews, and code reviews.

• Collaborate with product owners, UI development teams, architects, and partner teams to ensure successful delivery of customer-focused solutions.

• Establish engineering best practices for reliability, scalability, observability, security, and maintainability.

• Drive quality engineering practices including automated testing, performance testing, load testing, and production readiness reviews.

• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex production issues.

• Create and maintain technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards.

• Drive end-to-end software ownership from design through deployment, monitoring, support, and continuous improvement.