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Senior Java Developer(AWS, Backend Focus)

Vertical Falls LLC
Chicago, IL Contractor
POSTED ON 5/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/4/2026

IT Software engineer 5 - Senior Java Developer - AWS
Location: Chicago, IL Hybrid(2 DAY ONSITE)
Duration: 12 months


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 
- Test Driven Development and Behaviour 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 

Salary : $60 - $70

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