Job Details

Role: Java Lead

Location: Minneapolis,MN:3 Days onsite must

Duration: Longterm Contract

Job Description - Software Engineering Lead

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Software Engineering Lead to drive end--to-end application development for a -high visibility, enterprise-grade product. This role requires deep technical expertise-, strong architectural thinking, and the ability to lead development initiatives while partnering closely with business stakeholders and leadership teams.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist with a passion for solving complex problems, mentoring engineers, fostering innovation, and building highly resilient and scalable systems.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Lead the design and development of enterprise-scale applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Drive architectural discussions, evaluate design choices, and ensure alignment with long-term technical roadmap.
• Own and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards, and development patterns.
• Conduct in-depth PR reviews, code quality checks, and provide structured feedback to improve engineering excellence across the team.

• Architect and implement cloud-native solutions using AWS services (EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, etc.).
• Ensure the application meets world-class standards in:
  
  • Availability
  • Scalability
  • Performance
  • Observability (metrics, logging, tracing)
  • Security
• Collaborate with DevOps/SRE on CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and reliability engineering.

• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers; conduct technical workshops and knowledge sessions.
• Guide the team through complex development challenges, breaking down work, and ensuring timely delivery.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and problem-solving.

• Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Present technical strategies, design decisions, risks, and progress updates to leadership.
• Participate in business requirement discussions, feasibility analysis, and solution shaping.

• Own the strategy and execution plan for:
  
  • CVE vulnerability remediation
  • Security hardening
  • Performance tuning
  • Resiliency improvements
  • Other Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) including disaster recovery and capacity planning.
• Ensure applications adhere to enterprise compliance, security, and quality standards.

• Identify opportunities for automation, new technologies, and modern engineering practices.
• Champion innovation within the engineering team by evaluating emerging tools, frameworks, and cloud capabilities.
• Drive POCs and propose improvements to existing architecture and processes

• 10+ years of total software engineering experience, with at least 3-4 years in a technical leadership role.
• Expert-level proficiency in:
  
  • Java
  • Spring Boot
  • RESTful services
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS Cloud (must be able to architect and guide cloud- native solutions).

• Deep understanding of microservices architecture, distributed systems, and integration patterns.
• Strong capability in troubleshooting, performance analysis, scalability design, and fault tolerance.
• Experience working with modern DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Proven track record of mentoring engineers, driving high-quality delivery, and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills-able to interact comfortably with developers, business partners, and leadership.

• AWS Certifications (Solution Architect, Developer, or DevOps).
• Experience with observability stacks such as Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, ELK, OpenTelemetry.
• Familiarity with modern front-end technologies (React/Angular) is a plus.
• Experience with security frameworks and vulnerability remediation processes.