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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 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 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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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 Software Developer Lead - TechArch
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
OnsiteFull Time
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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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 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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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
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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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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Lead Software Engineer (Java)
United States
$175k-$185k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE3+ Mgmt10+ years software development; 4+ years Java backend; 3+ years technical leadership; strong full-stack delivery
Django, Dropwizard, React, Expo, Vite, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, Redis, TimescaleDB, DynamoDB, Jest, Cypress, Pytest
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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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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 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 Software Engineer (Java)
McLean, Virginia, United States
$197k-$225k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOEBachelor's degree; 4+ years software engineering; 1+ year cloud experience; preferred master's; 7+ years in relevant languages; 3+ years cloud; 4+ years open source frameworks; 1+ year people management; 2+ years Agile.
Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, SQL, HTML/CSS, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Open Source RDBMS, NoSQL
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Lead Software Engineer
Rockville or Tysons
$114k-$249k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOELead software engineer with Java, AWS, Python, and strong system design experience.
Spring Boot, Java, Python, REST, GraphQL, Microservices, AWS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, S3, Lambda, SQS, SNS, ECS, Fargate, Aurora, CI/CD
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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 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
Glendale or Santa Monica
$156k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOELead software engineer with 7+ years experience; strong Java, microservices, AWS; design, mentoring, and collaboration skills.
Java, SpringBoot, DynamoDB, Redis, MemCache, Kafka, Kinesis, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservice architecture
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Lead Software Engineer
Philadelphia or Cedar Rapids or Denver
$111k-$135k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOELead software engineer with 5+ years in Core Java or .NET; strong microservices, cloud, CI/CD; leadership and collaboration skills.
Java, .NET, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Cloud, RDBMS, NoSQL, CI/CD, DevOps, Appian, AWS Connect, Kiro
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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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Lead Software Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States
$128k-$209k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Senior-level software engineering lead with strong Java 17+, SpringBoot, cloud (AWS/Azure), microservices, CI/CD, Agile/Scrum experience; ability to mentor and lead teams.
Java, SpringBoot, AWS, Azure, Kafka, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, ElasticSearch, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, CI/CD, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GoCD, Scrum
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Lead Software Engineer–Developer
Berkeley, Missouri, United States
$161k-$217k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead software engineering role requiring Top Secret clearance, 5+ years Java/C++, 1+ year MATLAB, and project leadership.
Java, C++, MATLAB, Git, GitLab, CMake, Linux, Windows
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Lead Software Engineer
New York or Holmdel or Bethlehem or Boston
$119k-$195k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOELead API-focused software engineer with 10+ years of distributed systems experience; strong Java, Node.js, .NET or Python API development and cloud/DevOps tooling.
Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, .NET, Python, React, Angular, TypeScript, Microservices, EIP, Event-Driven Architecture, OpenAPI, Swagger, OpenAPI/Swagger, OAuth 2.0, JWT, CI/CD, Bitbucket, Jenkins, AWS, GitHub, REST, GraphQL, gRPC, SOAP, Async/API-driven, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, AWS S3, Lambda, Kafka, SQS, SNS, Redis, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, OpenAPI, Swagger, SQL, NoSQL
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Lead Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
$225k-$255k/yr HybridFull Time
4+ YOE4+ years backend software engineering; lead role experience; cloud (AWS); proficient in Java, Python, Node.js; CI/CD; containerization; API design; mentoring.
AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Datadog, Prometheus, Java, Python, Node.js
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Lead Software Engineer
Glendale or Santa Monica
$156k-$209k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOELead software engineer with 7+ years experience, strong Java, SpringBoot, DynamoDB, Kafka; experience with microservices, cloud (AWS), DevOps tools; strong communication and leadership.
Java, SpringBoot, DynamoDB, Redis, MemCache, Kafka, Kinesis, AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices
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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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Software Engineer Lead
Denver, Colorado, United States
$130k-$170k/yr OnsiteFull Time
6+ YOE1+ MgmtLead software engineer with 6-8 years experience, BS degree, expert in Java, AWS, REST APIs, React, SQL, CI/CD, DevOps, and strong leadership.
Java, JAX-RS, Hibernate/JPA, AWS, Lambda, IAM, Cognito, SQS, Elastic Beanstalk, EC2, CloudWatch, RESTful APIs, React, Terraform, GitHub Actions, DataDog
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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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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, Software Engineer - Salesforce
Newark or Portland or Fort Washington or Washington Street, Newark
$134k-$220k/yr OnsiteFull Time
Lead Software Engineer - Salesforce with strong DevOps, security, and Salesforce expertise; proficient in Python/Java/JS; agile, collaborative leader.
Salesforce, Python, Java, JavaScript, React, Spring Boot, Node.js
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Lead Software Engineer–Developer
Berkeley, Missouri, United States
$161k-$217k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor’s degree; active Top Secret/SCI clearance; 5+ years software engineering; 5+ years Java/C++; 3+ years leading projects; 1+ year MATLAB.
Java, C++, MATLAB, Git, GitLab, CMake, Linux, Windows
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Lead Software Engineer (Java, Microservices)
Irving, Texas, United States
$126k-$189k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years in Java backend, microservices, Spring, Kafka, MongoDB, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud, and CI/CD.
Spring Framework, Kafka, MongoDB, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions
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Lead Software Engineer, Medications
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
$143k-$243k/yr HybridFull Time
6+ YOE6+ years of software engineering; lead full-stack teams; React, HTML/CSS/JS, Java; APIs, databases; strong communication.
React, HTML, CSS, Java, JavaScript, Relational Databases, APIs, GraphQL, Unix/Linux
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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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Lead Software Engineer (Java, Streaming)
United States
$105k-$165k/yr RemoteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years in Java and Spring; experience with cloud/deployment models; Kubernetes and Docker; streaming platforms; multi-cloud; strong communication.
Kubernetes, Docker, MySQL, Oracle, Storm, Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming, Kinesis, Dataflow, Pulsar, Stream Analytics, Cassandra, Zookeeper, Kustomize, OpenSearch, JavaScript, Angular, Python
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Lead Software Engineer
Coppell, Texas, United States
HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years software engineering, full stack or backend Java, scalable systems, REST APIs, microservices, Java, Docker, Kubernetes, cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), SQL/NoSQL, Kafka, Spark.
Java, Springboot, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, SQL, NoSQL, Elasticsearch, Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Kafka, Spark, Python, JavaScript, Angular, HTML, CSS
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Lead Software Engineer - Advice Solutions
Owings Mills, Maryland, United States
$145k-$309k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOELead software engineer with 8+ years of Java and AWS experience; microservices, cloud applications, and Agile leadership.
Java, AWS, Spring Boot, Microservices, UNIX, GitLab, React
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Staff Java Server Software Engineer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$160k-$240k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE5+ Mgmt10+ years in software development; 5+ years leading technical teams; Java, Spring Boot, REST/microservices; cloud-native architectures; strong CS fundamentals.
Java, Kotlin, Scala, Spring Boot, TDD, SQL, NoSQL, RESTful APIs, Microservices, Cloud
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Lead Software Engineer
United States
$144k-$170k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years software engineering; BS/MS in CS; strong in C#/Java/Python; Azure; CI/CD; DevOps; production support experience.
CSharp, DOTNET, Java, Python, Azure, CI/CD, DevOps, Automated Testing
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