Lead Java Developer

Elite WorkForce • Tampa, FL

21h

About The Position

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Java Developer to join our team. This role involves designing, developing, and deploying scalable and resilient applications. You will be responsible for technical leadership, mentoring junior developers, and driving architectural decisions. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java, Microservices, cloud-native development, and CI/CD practices.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience as a Full Stack Java Developer
• 7+ years of experience with Microservices frameworks using Java and Python
• 5+ years of experience with Data Structures and Object-Oriented Principles using Java, Python, or NodeJS
• 5+ years of architecture experience in building horizontally scalable, highly available, highly resilient, and low latency applications
• 5+ years of experience with Cloud-native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Exposure to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, either on-premises or public cloud (i.e., Tekton, Harness, CircleCI, Cloudbees Jenkins, etc.)
• Strong foundation in JavaScript
• Experience mentoring and providing technical leadership
• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience

Nice To Haves

• Exposure to managing Cloud infrastructure both on-premises and public cloud (i.e., OpenShift, AWS, etc.)
• Exposure to Cloud-native development and Container Orchestration tools (Serverless, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.)
• Exposure to API Management tools
• Exposure to event-driven design and architecture (i.e., Kafka, Spark Flink, etc.)
• Experience in technical leadership re-engineering monolithic applications into Microservices
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code tools (i.e., Terraform, Cloudformation, etc.)
• Exposure to Security, Observability, and Monitoring (i.e., Grafana Prometheus, Splunk, ELK, CloudWatch, etc.)
• Exposure to Service Oriented and MicroServices architectures, including REST and GraphQL implementations

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable and resilient applications.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Architect solutions for horizontally scalable, highly available, and low latency systems.
• Implement cloud-native solutions using containerization and orchestration tools.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of CI/CD pipelines.
• Re-engineer monolithic applications into Microservices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and deliver new features.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree