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Senior Backend Java Developer
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
ChicagoIllinois Contract Sep 14, 2026
Senior Backend Java Developer
2 Positions | Chicago Preferred
Job Details
  • Chicago, IL office preferred
  • Hybrid; will need to go into office up to 2x a week
  • Daily Schedule: Monday-Friday; 1st shift
Position’s Contributions to Work Group
  • Team member contributing to programming, project management, and development assignments. Working on backend services in Digital platform
Typical Day in the Role
Typical Task Breakdown
  • As a Senior Software Engineer you will be responsible for designing and developing backend RESTful API web services using Microservices architecture.
  • Be responsible for overseeing and mentoring other developers and handle code reviews.
  • Acts as team leader for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.
  • Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution.
  • Drives application development focused around delivering valuable business features
  • Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
  • Guide the team to develop a structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation and user guides in a casual, flexible environment
  • Lead development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional Agile project teams
Education & Experience Required
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering or related field is required w/ 8+ years’ experience in this capacity is needed
  • Master’s degree with 6+ years’ experience in capacity is needed.
  • No degree, then they must have a minimum of 10+ years’ experience in this capacity.
Technical Skills
Required
  • 10+ years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.
Skills
  • Software Development: Knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
  • Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
  • Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
  • Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Required Experience
  • Experience software development experience using Java 17 or higher and SpringBoot RESTful API development
  • Experience deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
  • Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ, Azure Event Hub.
  • Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis.
  • Deploying software using CI/CD tools such as Azure Devops, Jenkins, GoCD, etc.
  • Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum).
Proven Experience in Many of the Following
  • Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.
  • Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.
  • Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc
  • Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.
  • Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)
  • Experience with AI tools is a BIG PLUS**
Strong Understanding and/or Experience in Many of the Following
  • Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.
  • Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs
  • Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible o Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.
  • Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and their integration into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle. o Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc
  • Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms
Soft Skills
Required
  • Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.
  • Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
  • Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
  • Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities