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Lead Java Engineer
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software engineering; 7+ years with Java 8+, Spring/Spring Boot, microservices; CI/CD with Jenkins; AWS experience; Redis/Apache Ignite; Kafka/MQ; Datadog/Dynatrace/Splunk; financial services experience preferred; hybrid in-office in St. Petersburg, FL.
Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST, SOAP, Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, Event Driven Architecture, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, Apache Ignite, Kafka, MQ, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, Jenkins, AWS
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Lead Java Developer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead Java Developer with 5+ years Java, leadership, FIX API, distributed services, and SDLC experience for mission-critical post-trade workflows.
Java, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Kafka, JMS, REST, WebSockets, Redis, QuickFIX/J, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Tanzu, Conventional SDLC tooling
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Lead Java Developer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead Java developer with 5+ years Java experience, Spring/JPA, distributed systems, FIX, microservices, and Agile delivery.
Java, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Kafka, JMS, REST, Web Sockets, Redis, SQL, PL/SQL, Conccurency, OpenShift, Kubernetes, QuickFIX/J, React, Angular
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Java Lead Developer
Columbus, Ohio, United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree; 5+ years IT experience; 4+ years Java development; API creation and multi-platform experience.
Java, APIs, Automation
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Lead Java Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$113k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot, microservices; design/implement robust software; hybrid work; bachelor’s degree; visa sponsorship not available.
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices
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Lead Java Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$113k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years Java with Spring Boot microservices; strong design/architecture skills; hybrid work in Sunnyvale, CA; bachelor's degree; visa transfer/sponsorship not available.
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, DevOps
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Lead Java Software Engineer
Charlotte or Chandler
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering with Java/Microservices; 3+ years with Spring Boot.
Java, Spring Boot, ReactJS, Redux, HTML, CSS, TypeScript, JavaScript, Oracle, Mongo, OpenAI, Kafka, Apigee, Docker, K3s, MongoDB
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Lead Java Developer - Contractor
Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States
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5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in CS or related field; 5-10 years Java development; Oracle DB/DB2 and MQ experience; Java tools and frameworks; Agile; API and web tech; IDEs; open source frameworks.
Java, Java EE, Spring, Hibernate, Java SE 8, Maven, Eclipse, Oracle, MQ, Web frameworks, Unit testing tools, Application containers
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Java Lead Software Engineer
New York, New York, United States
$152k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience; strong Java/Spring Boot; database and cloud familiarity; SDLC involvement; code reviews and performance tuning.
Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, PostgreSQL, SQL, Kafka, Splunk, Dynatrace, Postman, AWS, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ IDEA, Maven, Git, Jenkins, Sonar, Artifactory, AI-powered code assistants
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Lead Java Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$85k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software development; bachelor’s or master’s in CS/Engineering; strong Java, Spring Boot; AWS; microservices; SQL/NoSQL; OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
Java, Python, Spring Boot, MySQL, NoSQL, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, Apache Camel, RabbitMQ, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, REST, SOAP, Microservices, Git, Jira, Confluence
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Java Software Developer Lead - TechArch
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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5+ YOE2+ MgmtLead Java Developer with 5+ years in Java, Spring, Azure; manages a small team, provides technical guidance, and ensures quality and security.
Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Azure, API (OpenAPI/Swagger), IBM App Connect Enterprise, Oracle/MS SQL Server, Azure SQL, OpenAPI/Swagger
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Team Lead/Sr. Java Engineer
United States
$180k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lead and mentor engineers; architect scalable Java/Kotlin systems; ensure database optimization; client engagement; remote US required.
Java, Kotlin, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
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Lead Java Developer- Vice President
New York, New York, United States
$142k-$213k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior Java developer with Core Java/J2EE/Spring; Python scripting; Capital Markets front office experience; AWS migration; microservices, containers; observability; strong communication.
Java, J2EE, Spring, Python, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, JMS, gRPC, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Relational Databases, NoSQL, Linux
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Java Interface Lead Developer
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
$115k-$125k/yr OnsiteFull Time
9+ YOESenior Java developer with 8-10 years of experience, strong in Java 17, microservices, SQL/NoSQL, Azure, and cloud-native design; insurance domain experience preferred.
Java, Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, JDK, JVM, Azure, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Hazelcast, Pub/Sub, Junit, Mockito, Maven, HTML, Servlets, JSP, Spring, MVC, Liquibase
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Java Software Engineer, Lead Associate
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$104k-$166k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOESeven years SWE experience; Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; six years Java development; active TS/SCI with poly; Open Source NoSQL and Kubernetes experience preferred.
Java, RESTful services, Kubernetes, Linux, NoSQL, Open Source
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Java Lead Software Engineer
New York City, New York, United States
$152k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years of professional software development; strong Java (11/17+), Spring Boot; CI/CD, cloud native, Agile; financial services domain knowledge.
Java, Spring Boot, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, AWS, Kubernetes, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, EKS, Lambdas, SQS, SNS, KMS
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Java Tech Lead
United States
RemoteFull Time
Strong hands-on Java and Spring Boot in microservices; proven distributed systems delivery; Azure cloud native; Azure Event Hub or Kafka; Docker and Kubernetes; GraphQL API design; leading international teams; strong communication.
Java, Spring Boot, Azure, Azure Event Hub, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, GraphQL
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Lead GenAI Java Developer - VP
New York, New York, United States
$150k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE2+ Mgmt10+ years Java engineering, Scala willingness, microservices, distributed databases, Kafka/MQ, GenAI, cloud/DevOps expertise, leadership.
Java, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MQ, Python, LLMs, RAG, Vector databases, LangChain, Transformers
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Developer - Java
Topeka, Kansas, United States
$82k-$136k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOEJava/JEE developer with experience in Java EE, Spring, and REST APIs; BS in CS preferred; ITIL/Agile training preferred; multiple seniority levels from Developer II to Lead.
Java, Spring Boot, EJB, REST APIs, Git, Jenkins, WebSphere, Maven, SQL, JUnit, Okta, OAuth2
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Sr. Java Software Developer Lead
Southlake or Austin or Chicago
$155k-$175k/yr OnsiteFull Time
12+ YOE10+ years in software development/architecture; strong Java, Spring, Struts; UI and data experience; REST and security tooling; Agile; open-source contributions; financial services knowledge preferred.
Java, JSP, Struts, Spring, EJB, Redis, Oracle, Maven, Git, Jenkins, Angular, SQL, Veracode, BlackDuck, Whitehat, Qualys, SAST, DAST, SCA, Jira, Confluence, Zephyr
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Lead Java Full Stack Developer
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
$106k-$109k/yr OnsiteFull Time
15+ YOELead Java Full Stack Developer with 15+ years experience in Java, Spring Boot, Angular, REST APIs, NoSQL, OpenSearch/Solr, and distributed systems; strong leadership and mentoring.
Java 8/17, Spring Boot, Angular, REST APIs, Coherence, OpenSearch, Solr, Apache Ignite, Redis, Apache Spark, Kafka, Linux, AWS SDK, Azure SDK
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Lead Java Trading System Engineer
New York, New York, United States
$114k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; strong Java (JVM, multithreading); API development, Docker/Kubernetes; Linux; PostgreSQL; Git; Gradle/Maven; Agile; low-latency development.
Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Gradle, Maven, Linux, PostgreSQL, Spring, Spring Boot, Redis, Apache Kafka
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Lead Software Engineer II – Java & Python
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
$100k-$135k/yr RemoteAll Commitments Available
4+ YOE4-6 years of software engineering, strong Java/Python backend, AWS experience, SQL/NoSQL knowledge, CI/CD, Docker, and collaboration skills.
Java, Python, AWS, DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Docker, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, Datadog, CI/CD
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Staff Engineer - Java (HYBRID)
Bethesda or Dallas or Seattle
$100k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead engineer with API-first design, Java/microservices, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes; experience with GraphQL, gRPC, SQL/NoSQL, and mentoring.
Java, Python, GraphQL, gRPC, Kubernetes, Kafka, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, CosmosDB, Cassandra, Trino
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Java Technical Lead - Remote
Minneapolis or Washington
$92k-$164k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE3+ MgmtSenior Java/Spring Boot lead with 10+ years of software engineering, API/microservice focus, CI/CD, cloud deployment, and strong leadership.
Java, Spring Boot, APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, Cloud platforms, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace
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Lead Software Engineer (Java) - Contract
United States
$100-$125/hr RemoteContract
10+ YOE3+ MgmtLead architect across client engagements; strong Java backend, full-stack capabilities, and client-facing leadership.
Java, Dropwizard, Django, React, Expo, Vite, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, Postgres, Redis, TimescaleDB, DynamoDB, Pytest, Jest, Cypress
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Software Engineer Lead - Angular/Java - AMG
Pittsburgh or Strongsville or Birmingham or Dallas
$55k-$159k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOELead software engineer with full-stack Angular/Java/Spring, microservices, REST/event-driven architecture, strong design, testing, and collaboration.
Angular, Java, Spring, REST, Microservices
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Lead Software Engineer - Java
Plano, Texas, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software development; Java or Python; Spring Boot; NodeJS; REST APIs; cloud and microservices; leadership.
Java, Python, Spring Boot, NodeJS, REST APIs, AWS, SQL, Real-time streaming, Microservices
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Lead Full Stack Engineer - Java, React
Unknown, Unknown, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in full stack development; strong React and Java (Spring Boot); Azure cloud; IaC; CI/CD; containerization with Docker/Kubernetes; REST APIs; AI/ML tooling familiarity; Agile experience.
Microsoft Azure, Terraform, ARM templates, React, Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
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Lead Software Engineer
O'Fallon, Missouri, United States
$140k-$231k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead software engineer with Java, Spring, cloud, distributed systems, and experience in large-scale fraud detection and decision processing.
Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, Cloud, Kubernetes, Linux, SQL, Oracle, PL/SQL, IDE: IntelliJ or similar
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Lead Software Engineer - Java
Saint Paul or Charlotte or Columbia
$99k-$162k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE5+ Mgmt8+ years in Java-based software development; 5+ years in team leadership; strong Spring expertise; experience with OpenShift/Azure; relational databases; and modern DevOps tools.
Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Security, Spring Integration, Red Hat OpenShift, Azure, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL, Git, Azure DevOps, Maven, Gradle, Selenium, Playwright
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Java Technical Lead - Remote
Minneapolis or Washington
$92k-$164k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE4+ Mgmt10+ years software engineering; Java and Spring Boot; API/microservices; CI/CD; cloud deployment; leadership; strong communication.
Java, Spring Boot, APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, Cloud, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace
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Lead Product Engineer
United States
$152k-$203k/yr RemoteFull Time
9+ YOELead Product Engineer with 9+ years of experience; strong Java/Spring Boot, cloud, authentication, and frontend skills; collaborative in Agile environments; remote-ready (US).
Java, Spring Boot, Git, Jira, Confluence, CircleCI, Gradle, Micronaut, OpenAPI, Vue, React, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, OAuth2, OIDC, CAS, Auth0
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Senior Java Developer
United States
$111k-$139k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years development experience; strong Java/J2EE, Spring, REST/SOAP web services; front-end basics; CI/CD and cloud (Azure/AWS); Oracle SQL; ability to lead, design systems, and mentor teammates.
Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, REST, SOAP, OAuth2, SAML, OpenID, Kafka, Airflow, Jenkins, Git, SVN, Maven, Camel, Fuse, Oracle SQL, Azure, AWS, React, Angular, ExtJS, HTML5, CSS, Hibernate
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Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, SPARK, EMR)
Plano, Texas, United States
$179k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOELead backend software engineer with Java, Spark, EMR; 4+ years' experience; cloud-AWS experience; leadership and mentoring capabilities.
Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
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Sr Lead Developer - Backend (Java Springboot) - Plano, TX
Plano, Texas, United States
$44k-$156k/yr OnsiteFull Time, Contract
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8+ YOE2+ Mgmt8+ years Java backend development, microservices, REST, CI/CD, cloud platforms, Docker/Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, leadership.
Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, Elasticsearch/Logging, SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, DDD, Event-driven, Saga patterns, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Elk Stack
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Lead Software Engineer - Java/Spring Boot
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software development; 6+ years in UI/middleware, APIs, databases, DevOps; agile development; Bachelor's degree in CS/CIS or related field.
Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, REST, Microservices, CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, Docker
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Technical Software Engineering Lead - Java
Chicago or Hartford or Charlotte or Columbus
$116k-$189k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOELead engineering teams to deliver Java/J2EE applications, cloud native architectures, and AWS-based solutions; strong design, DevOps, and security practices; 5+ years of Java experience; hybrid work schedule.
Java, J2EE, Springboot, Apache Camel, AWS, CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK, Python, Lambda, Jenkins, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube, Copilot
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Senior Java Backend Engineer
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States
$110k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of backend Java/Spring Boot development; 6+ years leading delivery; 6+ years IaC and cloud operations; 6+ years containerization; 3+ years Snowflake/Oracle integration; Bachelor’s in CS/IT/IS or related field or equivalent experience.
Java, Spring Boot, REST, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, CI/CD, Snowflake, Oracle
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Lead Software Engineer
Memphis or Fort Worth
RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering; strong design and mentoring; backend/Java and SQL; full-stack or backend.
Java, SQL, Oracle Database, CockroachDB, Spring Boot, JBoss, JavaScript, Containers, Linux, Rancher, Ansible, Bamboo
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Onsite: 60Hybrid: 37Remote: 21