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Senior Java Backend Developer - 403

DSM-H Consulting
Chicago, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 5/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/3/2026

Role and Overview of the role:

This is a Back-end Developer position. Deploy everything to AWS, so everything that team does is with AWS, Java within AWS. AWS (SNS, SQS, S3, DynamoDB, RDS, many different services). Using AI to enhance development like generating code using AI or unit tests. If somebody has AI experience that's great and that maybe can bring them closer to the top of the list of people that interview makes sense. Currently using Java 17.


Top Skills:

l 10 years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.

l Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.

l Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc

l Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

l Experience with AI tools is a BIG PLUS**

l Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following:

l Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.

l Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs


Education and Experience:

l Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering or related field is required w/ 10 years’ experience needed


Typical task breakdown:

- Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision

- 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 value

- Mentors and assists software engineers, providing technical assistance and direction as needed

- Maintains high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits

- Proactively reaches out for help when stuck on an issue after doing reasonable independent research

- Maintains a sense of urgency when working on tasks and actively followup on any dependencies or blockers

Work environment:

Hybrid; will need to go into office 2x a week ; this role could change where they need to go in office days a week, so please make sure your candidate(s) are fully good with that as well.

Technical Skills

(Required)

- •10 years or more of experience in designing and developing software applications in Java.


Proven experience in many of the following:

- Designing, developing, deploying and maintaining software at scale.

- Developing software applications using relational and NoSQL databases.

- Application architectural patterns, such as MVC, Microservices, Event-driven, etc.

- Deploying software using CI/CD tools, such as Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GoCD, etc

- Deploying and maintaining software using public clouds such as AWS or Azure.

- Working within an Agile framework (ideally Scrum)

- Experience with AI tools is a BIG PLUS**


Strong understanding and/or experience in many of the following:

- Message streaming solutions, such as AWS Kinesis, AWS SQS, AWS SNS, Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Apache ActiveMQ.

- Experience designing well-defined Restful APIs

- Hands on experience with API tools such as Swagger, Postman and Assertible o Test Driven Development and Behavior Driven Development.

Hands on experience with testing tools such as Cucumber and Selenium and - their integration into CI/CD pipelines.

- Datastores such as AWS Aurora, AWS RDS, AWS DynamoDB, MongoDB, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Redis, MySQL, Oracle. o Other AWS technologies, such as API Gateway, ALB, NLB, Fargate, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch, etc

- Debugging and maintaining software in Linux or Unix platforms

Soft Skills

(Required)

- Must demonstrate solid knowledge of Computer Science fundamentals, such as data structures and algorithms.

- Ability to work under pressure and within time constraints

- Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a team-oriented environment

- Demonstrated leadership on small to medium-scale projects impacting strategic priorities

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