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Senior Backend Developer

Peterson Technology Partners
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 11/20/2025 CLOSED ON 12/18/2025

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Job Details

Our client is seeking for a highly skilled Senior Backend Developer with strong expertise in Java, API development, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (Azure or AWS). The ideal candidate has hands-on experience building scalable backend systems, integrating services, optimizing performance, and leading technical initiatives. Exposure to other backend technologies and willingness to mentor junior developers is a strong plus.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services using Java and modern frameworks (Spring Boot preferred).
  • Build and optimize RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Architect and implement backend components that meet scalability, reliability, and security standards.
  • Lead technical initiatives, drive solution design discussions, and provide guidance to junior developers.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, QA, DevOps, and Cloud Engineering.
  • Develop cloud-native solutions using AWS or Azure services (Lambda, ECS, EKS, API Gateway, Azure App Services, Functions, etc.).
  • Ensure system performance through monitoring, logging, and proactive optimization.
  • Contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and best-practice documentation.
  • Integrate backend systems with databases, queues, and third-party services.
  • Stay current with emerging backend technologies and recommend improvements.

Required Qualifications

  • 8 years of backend development experience, with deep proficiency in Java.
  • Strong experience building REST APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
  • Proficiency with frameworks such as Spring Boot / Spring Cloud.
  • Experience deploying and building applications on AWS or Azure.
  • Solid understanding of relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, etc.).
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, etc.).
  • Familiarity with message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, SQS, EventHub, etc.).
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to take ownership of technical initiatives.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and container orchestration.
  • Background in serverless architectures.
  • Exposure to other backend languages (Node.js, Python, Go).
  • Experience with caching technologies (Redis, Memcached).
  • Knowledge of security principles and API authentication methods (OAuth2, JWT).
  • Previous experience mentoring or leading development teams.

Rate: $65/hour - $70/hour (depends on experience level). This is a contract to hire position with candidates expected to work 40 hours/ week.

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Salary : $65 - $70

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