Java Services Lead - Contract to Hire

Title: Java Services Lead

Location: Downtown Miami, FL (4 days onsite)

Type: 6-month contract to hire

Visa- USC/GC/EAD

Required Skills:

• They need to be people with solid experience leading teams but are still hands on hands on know Java, Microservices, Graphql, Kafka, and Kubernetes
• This person will be responsible for providing technical leadership to an engineering team tasked with the design, development, and maintenance of backend services, APIs, and distributed systems for Digital Engineering
• This role uses deep technical expertise in Java-based microservices, container orchestration, and modern integration patterns to solve complex business problems through a systematic and disciplined approach.
• The Services Engineering Lead architects shared components and standards across all brands while also maintaining accountability for the overall engineering health of their product area
• 7 years of software development/engineering experience
• 2 years in a lead or technical leadership role
• Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, and microservice architecture and design patterns
• Implement reactive programming patterns (WebFlux, Project Reactor) and non-blocking I/O
• Experience with Maven-based Spring/Spring Boot (reactive programming a plus)
• Proficiency with Docker/containers and Kubernetes with Kustomize
• Design and maintain GitOps workflows and CI/CD pipeline architecture using Argo CD
• Build and support event-driven architectures using Kafka and messaging patterns
• Experience with Couchbase or other NoSQL databases
• Architect APIs using GraphQL and modern integration patterns
• Mentor engineers and conduct code reviews to drive engineering best practices
• Pluses:
• Experience with API gateway architecture (Apigee or equivalent)
• Experience with NoSQL and relational databases and stored procedure design
• Familiarity with both web and mobile solution development