We are seeking an experienced IT Software Engineer 5 – Lead

(

Automotive domain- Mandatory

) to provide technical leadership and delivery ownership for a team building and operating scalable, cloud-native applications on AWS

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, distributed systems, DevOps, CI/CD, observability, and search technologies

, along with proven technical leadership experience.

Key Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership for enterprise software engineering teams.
Define architecture standards, engineering best practices, and technology strategy.
Lead AWS cloud adoption, modernization, and cloud-native development.
Design scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performance solutions.
Guide development of Spring Boot microservices and distributed systems.
Drive DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and observability practices.
Promote AI-assisted development and engineering productivity.
Support production operations, incident management, and continuous improvement.
Mentor and coach engineers.
Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Platform Teams, and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree.
10+ years of software engineering experience.
5+ years in a technical lead, engineering lead, or similar leadership role.
Proven experience delivering cloud-native applications in enterprise environments.

Required Technical Skills

Application Development

Java
Spring Boot
Microservices Architecture
REST APIs
Distributed Systems

AWS & Cloud

AWS ECS/Fargate
IAM
Application Load Balancer (ALB)
RDS
CloudWatch
Secrets Manager
Cloud Architecture
Infrastructure as Code

Data & Search

OpenSearch / Elasticsearch
SQL and NoSQL databases

DevOps & Engineering

Docker
GitHub
CI/CD Pipelines
Observability & Monitoring
Event-Driven Architecture
API Integration
Performance Optimization
AI-Assisted Development Tools

Leadership Skills

Strong technical leadership and decision-making
Stakeholder management
Excellent communication
Mentoring and coaching
Cross-functional collaboration
Strategic problem-solving
Conflict resolution
Adaptability
Ownership and accountability

Location:

Chicago, IL preferred | 100% Remote

Duration:

12 Months

Travel:

As needed

Interview:

One virtual panel interview

Pay RateL $75/hr

Preferred:

Candidates based in or near Chicago, IL

, given occasional travel requirements.

Note:

Candidates must have stable employment history, strong hands-on AWS experience, and demonstrated experience leading engineering teams and enterprise-scale projects. Automotive domain is mandatory, other domains will not be given preference over this.

Interested candidates can share their resume for consideration.

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