Software Engineering Lead Java

Job Title: Software Engineering Lead - Java

Location: Minneapolis MN

Work Mode: Hybrid

Contract Role

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.

Cloud & Platform Expertise

• 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

1. Collaborate with DevOps/SRE on CI/CD pipelines infrastructure automation and reliability engineering.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• 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.

Stakeholder & Business Collaboration:

• 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.

Quality Security & Non-Functional Requirements

• • 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.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• 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

Required Qualifications

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.

Preferred Qualifications :

• 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.

Thanks & Regards

Vivek Sharma

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Vish Consulting Services Inc