Lead Software Developer - Java with AWS Cloud

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Own delivery and accountability for the team's technology solutions.
• Drive technical decisions through thought leadership and guidance.
• Remove technology obstacles from discovery through release.
• Collaborate with architects and the CTO organization to follow governance and best practices.
• Incorporate functional and non-functional requirements into high-quality solutions.
• Contribute improvements to designs, architectures, and frameworks.
• Validate data models, API contracts, architecture, frameworks, and code quality.
• Help estimate work, plan delivery, set priorities, and map dependencies.
• Foster collaboration across teams and key stakeholders.
• Apply hands-on AWS cloud-native microservices expertise to delivery.

Requirements

• 8+ years designing and delivering front-end applications, microservices, and REST APIs.
• Strong Java, Node.js, and Spring Boot expertise spanning APIs and microservices.
• In-depth AWS service experience, including ECS, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, and CloudWatch.
• Working knowledge of DynamoDB and Aurora.
• Practical Agile methodology and API testing skills.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Splunk.
• Strong client-facing communication and presentation abilities.
• Ability to work precisely in ambiguous situations, lead collaboratively, and clarify technical uncertainty.

Technologies and preferred experience

• Backend technologies include Java, Node.js, Spring Boot, microservices, and APIs.
• Cloud technologies include AWS, ECS, Lambda, SQS, and CloudWatch; databases include DynamoDB and Aurora.
• Splunk and API testing tools are listed technologies.
• Python is optional; cloud-native data pipeline experience is a nice to have.
• Connecting business acumen with API economy is a nice to have.

Benefits and development

• Access to self-development, online university, global knowledge sharing, and external certification learning opportunities.
• Sponsored tech talks and hackathons, LinkedIn Learning, and focused individual development.
• Health, retirement, paid time off, and flexible benefits.
• Possibility of relocating to an EPAM office for short- or long-term projects.
• Employee forums for interests such as CSR, photography, painting, and sports.