Lead Java Back-End Engineer

Lafayette Economic Development AuthorityLafayette, LA
32d

About The Position

Your future duties and responsibilities: Design and build robust, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise technology standards and cloud-first strategies. Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural and design decisions that drive performance, resiliency, and maintainability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex business needs into elegant, high-performing software solutions. Guide and mentor developers, ensuring engineering excellence through code reviews, testing best practices, and continuous improvement. Partner with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment automation. Contribute to process optimization and delivery velocity through agile practices and engineering leadership

Requirements

  • 14+ years of hands-on experience in Java/J2EE development with deep expertise in Spring Boot and microservices architecture.
  • Proven experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and multi-layered enterprise applications.
  • Strong command of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
  • Proficiency with CI/CD tools and practices (GitHub, Jenkins, uDeploy, Git strategies).
  • Solid understanding of relational databases (DB2, Oracle), SQL, and ORM frameworks (Hibernate, JPA).
  • Experience resolving complex technical challenges across distributed systems and hybrid cloud environments.
  • A collaborative mindset with a passion for mentoring and elevating engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in financial services, especially investment operations, NAV, or fund accounting systems.
  • Familiarity with alternative investments (e.g., derivatives, private equity, liquid alts).
  • Exposure to tools like SonarQube, ServiceNow, and HP Operations Orchestration.
  • Agile delivery experience and a track record of driving process improvements

Responsibilities

  • Design and build robust, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise technology standards and cloud-first strategies.
  • Lead technical design discussions and contribute to architectural and design decisions that drive performance, resiliency, and maintainability.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate complex business needs into elegant, high-performing software solutions.
  • Guide and mentor developers, ensuring engineering excellence through code reviews, testing best practices, and continuous improvement.
  • Partner with DevOps teams to implement CI/CD pipelines, observability, and deployment automation.
  • Contribute to process optimization and delivery velocity through agile practices and engineering leadership
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