Amtex Systems Inc · 19 hours ago
Java Technical Lead
Richardson, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
14+ years expAmtex Systems Inc is seeking a hands-on Lead Java FSD who can architect, build, and scale API-first platforms and integrations. The role involves leading the design and delivery of high-volume APIs, crafting cloud-native microservices on AWS, and guiding teams on best practices for reliability, security, and observability.
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Hiring Manager
Puneet S.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end API architecture (REST/GraphQL), including resource modeling, error schemas, versioning strategy and contract testing
Design domain-aligned microservices (DDD), event-driven patterns (Kafka/SNS/SQS) and distributed workflows
Define integration patterns (webhooks, event streaming, async queues, batch, CDC) and BFF (Backend-for-Frontend) layers for client needs
Build Java 17+ / Spring Boot services; implement JPA/Hibernate, Spring Security, WebFlux, and Resilience4j for reliability
Develop front-end features using React + TypeScript, focusing on performance, accessibility, and maintainable components
Establish and enforce API standards (OpenAPI/Swagger), linting, and SDK generation where appropriate
Architect, implement, and operate workloads on AWS: Compute: ECS/Fargate, EKS, Lambda Networking: VPC, ALB/NLB, PrivateLink, API Gateway, Route 53 Data: RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache/Redis, S3, OpenSearch Integration: SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Step Functions, Kinesis Security: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, Shield, Cognito/OIDC
Build secure CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions/Azure DevOps/Jenkins), IaC with Terraform/CloudFormation, and implement blue/green or canary deployments with automated rollbacks
Implement observability: distributed tracing, structured logging, metrics and SLOs via CloudWatch/Prometheus/Grafana
Mentor engineers, lead code/design reviews, and foster engineering excellence
Collaborate with Product, Architecture, and Security on roadmaps, discovery, and prioritization
Champion documentation: API specs, runbooks, postmortems, and playbooks
Qualification
Required
14+ years professional software engineering experience; 3+ years architecting cloud-native services on AWS
Expert in Java 11+/17, Spring Boot, REST, JSON, OpenAPI, and asynchronous messaging (SNS/SQS/Kafka)
Strong with integration patterns (sync/async), API versioning, backwards compatibility, schema evolution, and contract testing (Pact/WireMock)
Proficient with SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Aurora) and at least one NoSQL (DynamoDB/DocumentDB); caching with Redis
Proficient in CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, and container orchestration (ECS/EKS)
Solid observability (logs, metrics, traces) and performance tuning (JVM, DB, API latency, throughput)
Security-first mindset: IAM, KMS, Secrets Manager, WAF, CORS, CSP, input validation
Front-end capability with React + TypeScript (or Angular), including state mgmt (Redux/RTK/React Query), routing, and component design
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills
Preferred
Event-driven architectures with EventBridge/Kinesis, CDC (Debezium), and saga patterns (Step Functions/temporal-like orchestration)
GraphQL (Apollo/Federation) and BFF patterns; API monetization and developer portal experience
Multi-account AWS strategy, landing zones, network segmentation, and service mesh (App Mesh/Istio)
Kubernetes (EKS), Helm, service autoscaling, pod disruption budgets, and cost optimization (Graviton/Spot)
Experience in regulated environments (PCI, SOC 2, HIPAA) and data privacy (PII, GDPR)
Company
Amtex Systems Inc
Founded in 1997, with headquarters on Wall Street, New York, Amtex operates across four continents, delivering digital solutions and technical expertise in software, BI, mobile apps, cybersecurity, and talent management.
1001-5000 employees
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Apoorv Jain
Client Partner
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