Senior Java Architect

About the Role
Role: Java Tech Lead / Architect

Location:
Irving, TX Onsite job. This role is not open for subcontracting. Open to W2 /Individual C2C or 1099 candidates only. We are willing to transfer H1B's and take care of their immigration, including GC sponsorships.

Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Java Tech Lead to drive the design and delivery of our cloud-native backend services on AWS. In this player-coach role, you will set the technical direction for your team, write code on critical paths, and directly manage a team of engineers, working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions for our customers. Responsibilities
• Technical Leadership
• Own the architecture and technical roadmap for the team’s Java services on AWS.
• Design and build scalable, secure, and resilient microservices and APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Write production code on critical paths, lead design and code reviews, and set the bar for code quality and testing.
• Make AWS architecture decisions across compute, data, messaging, and networking, balancing reliability, security, and cost.
• Drive CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability (New Relic), on-call, and incident-review practices.
• People Leadership
• Manage engineers directly: regular 1:1s, goal setting, performance reviews, and career development.
• Coach engineers through code reviews, pairing, and stretch assignments, and grow future tech leads.
• Address performance issues early, with clear expectations and direct, fair feedback.
• Delivery and Collaboration
• Partner with product, architecture, security, and business stakeholders to turn requirements into a prioritized backlog.
• Collaborate with different teams, including QA, DevOps, platform, and other engineering teams, to align on priorities, dependencies, and integrations.
• Run predictable Agile/Scrum delivery: sprint planning, estimation, dependency management, and releases.
• Communicate status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to engineering leadership. Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Required Skills
• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 7+ years building backend systems in Java.
• 2+ years managing engineers with direct reports, including performance reviews, and career development.
• Deep expertise in modern Java (17+) and Spring Boot, including REST API design, Spring Data, and Spring Security.
• 3+ years designing, building, and running production systems on AWS (e.g., ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, SQS/SNS, CloudWatch, IAM).
• Strong microservices and distributed systems design, including event-driven architecture, messaging, caching, and resiliency patterns.
• Solid relational and NoSQL database skills (e.g., PostgreSQL or Oracle, DynamoDB), including data modeling and performance tuning.