Date Posted: 09/29/2026
Hiring Organization: Rose International
Position Number: 508370
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Title: Lead Java Cloud Engineer AWS Distributed Systems
Job Location: Chicago, IL, USA, 60661
Work Model: Hybrid
Work Model Details: Onsite 2-3 days/week
Shift: M-F, 8am- 5pm
Employment Type: Temporary
FT/PT: Full-Time
Estimated Duration (In months): 13
Min Hourly Rate($): 76.00
Max Hourly Rate($): 86.00
Must Have Skills/Attributes: AWS, Java, REST, SQL Queries
Experience Desired: Experience designing and developing software application in Java (10+ yrs); Experience leading geographically disbursed teams (3+ yrs); Backend development experience (10+ yrs); RESTful web services, AWS, SQL queries (10+ yrs)
Required Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Education: Master’s Degree
Job Description
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
Preferred Education:
- Master's degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
Required Skills for the Java Lead Engineer:
- 10+ years' experience of designing and developing software applications in Java
- Minimum of 3+ years’ experience in leading geographically disbursed teams
- Strong Java 17
- Backend development
- RESTful web services
- AWS knowledge – IAM, Kinesis, DynamoDB, API stack, SQS, SNS, KMS
- Slick – SQL queries
- DevOps
- High Availability and Reliable Solutions
- Some architecture experience
- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints
- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment
Java Lead Engineer Overview:
As a Java Lead Engineer you will contribute to design, development and deployment of the Company's state-of-the-art digital platform.
Responsibilities:
- Competent to perform all programming and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work
- Acts as team leader for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members
- Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls
- Works independently on complex systems or infrastructure components that may be used by one or more applications or systems
- Drives application development focused around delivering business valuable features 6. Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits
- Identifies and encourages areas for growth and improvement within the team
- Mentors junior developers
- Communicates with end users and internal customers to help direct development, debugging, and testing of application software for accuracy, integrity, interoperability, and completeness
- Leads development of new functionality and applications on cross-functional teams
- Performs integration testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results
- Participates in technology evaluation and recommendations
- Applies an enterprise-wide view to solutions to support the adoption of standards and practices and promote reuse
Benefits:
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Rose International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender (expression or identity), national origin, arrest and conviction records, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. Positions located in San Francisco and Los Angeles, California will be administered in accordance with their respective Fair Chance Ordinances.
If you need assistance in completing this application, or during any phase of the application, interview, hiring, or employment process, whether due to a disability or otherwise, please contact our HR Department.
Rose International has an official agreement (ID #132522), effective June 30, 2008, with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Employment Verification Program (E-Verify). (Posting required by OCGA 13/10-91.).
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