Java Backend Lead Specialist

Job Title: Java Backend Lead Specialist
Location: Manchester New Hampshire
Experience: 12 Years
Employment Type: Contract
Interview Type: In-Person or Webcam

We are seeking an experienced Java Backend Lead Specialist to join our team in Manchester New Hampshire. This role requires a strong technical leader who can design develop and maintain highly scalable backend systems. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in Java-based application development and should be capable of leading a team through architecture coding standards best practices and solution delivery.

This position involves collaborating closely with cross-functional teams including frontend development DevOps QA and business stakeholders to deliver robust and high-performance enterprise solutions.

• Lead the backend development team in designing developing and deploying scalable and secure backend services.

• Architect and implement high-quality solutions using Java Spring and microservices frameworks.

• Drive technical decisions coding standards and best practices in backend engineering.

• Collaborate with product owners architects and project managers to translate requirements into technical solutions.

• Optimize application performance scalability and reliability.

• Conduct code reviews mentor team members and support technical knowledge development.

• Integrate backend services with databases cloud platforms messaging systems and external APIs.

• Troubleshoot complex production issues and implement long-term solutions.

• Ensure proper documentation of design processes and system enhancements.

• 12 years of professional backend development experience using Java.

• Strong hands-on expertise with Spring Boot Spring MVC Hibernate JPA RESTful APIs and microservices architecture.

• Sound understanding of relational and NoSQL databases such as MySQL PostgreSQL Oracle MongoDB or Cassandra.

• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or GCP.

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Proficiency in CI/CD using tools such as Jenkins GitLab Maven or Gradle.

• Experience working with message-driven systems like Kafka RabbitMQ or ActiveMQ.

• Strong knowledge of system design distributed systems and scalability principles.

• Solid understanding of secure coding practices authentication and authorization standards.

• Ability to lead teams drive solutions independently and interact with both technical and non-technical teams.

• Excellent analytical communication and problem-solving skills.

• Prior experience in leading development teams in enterprise-level environments.

• Knowledge of performance testing and optimization.

• Experience in Agile development methodologies.

• Exposure to DevOps tools and automation.