Java Software Engineer

Job Title

Java Software Engineer

Location

Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Contract Role

Job Description

The Software Engineer Senior Consultant collaborates with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deliver secure, high-quality software solutions.

• This role applies agile and extreme programming (XP) practices such as test-driven development, paired programming, and continuous integration to create scalable and maintainable systems.
• The position requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and a collaborative mindset to support business needs while mentoring junior team members.
• Participate in iteration planning meetings to ensure a shared understanding of user stories and team backlog items
• Engage in daily standups (site, cross-site, and product teams) and practice pair programming and test-driven development as part of daily work
• Contribute to retrospectives by identifying opportunities for process or product improvement.
• Collaborate in designing systems and applications that meet technical and business requirements.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices
• Provide production support for software products in user environments
• Serve as a subject matter expert within a specific business domain, demonstrating leadership and accountability across teams and forums (including ECC and SWAT calls)
• Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the overall technical growth of the team
• Coach and mentor junior engineers on software development best practices and XP methodologies
• 10 years of software development experience, including Spring Boot or similar frameworks, REST APIs and working with databases (relational, NoSQL, caching)
• 9+ years of hands-on experience developing software using Java andJ2EE
• 1+ year applying Test Driven Development (TDD) and Extreme Programming (XP)practices within an Agile environment
• Strong understanding of computer science concepts and object-oriented design principles
• Familiarity with continuous integration and DevOps tools such as IntelliJ IDEA, GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, Gradle, or Maven; experience with AWS, Azure, or other modern cloud environments; and familiarity with Kafka or similar technologies, Sonar, Fortify, or Contrast, Postman, Bruno; ELM tools like DataDog, ADX or similar