Lead Software Developer - Java with AWS Cloud

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Own team technology solutions and delivery results; provide technical thought leadership and decision support.
• Remove technology blockers across the project lifecycle and align with architects and the CTO organization on governance and best practices.
• Deliver solutions meeting functional and non-functional requirements; improve designs, architectures, and frameworks.
• Oversee quality for data models, API contracts, architecture, frameworks, and code.
• Help estimate effort, plan work, set priorities, and surface dependencies.
• Enable collaboration across teams and stakeholders and provide hands-on leadership in AWS cloud-native microservices architecture.

Requirements

• 8+ years designing and developing front-end applications, microservices, and REST APIs.
• Strong Java, Node.js, and Spring Boot foundation for APIs and microservices.
• Expert AWS Cloud services experience, including ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, and SQS; CloudWatch is also listed.
• Hands-on familiarity with DynamoDB and Aurora databases.
• Experience with Agile methodology and API testing tools; knowledge of monitoring tools such as Splunk.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation skills; detail focus and ability to work in ambiguity while preserving structure.
• Team leadership experience across groups including database, CTO organization, and API Economy initiatives.

Nice-to-have skills

• Python programming exposure.
• Ability to contribute to cloud-native data pipelines.
• Experience aligning solutions with business acumen and API economy.

Technologies

• Backend: Java, Node.js, Spring Boot, microservices, and APIs.
• Cloud: AWS, including ECS, Lambda, SQS, and CloudWatch.
• Databases: DynamoDB and Aurora.
• Monitoring: Splunk. Testing: API testing tools.
• Python is listed as optional.

Benefits and development

• The posting lists health, retirement, paid time off, and flexible benefits.
• Development offerings include an online university, knowledge sharing, external learning opportunities, LinkedIn Learning, and individual development.
• Other offerings include sponsored tech talks and hackathons, international idea-sharing opportunities, and forums for interests beyond work.
• The posting mentions possible relocation to an EPAM office for short- or long-term projects.