Lead Backend Java Developer

Job description

### About CodeRoad ### CodeRoad provides end-to-end software development services, helping businesses scale with ideal infrastructure solutions. From staff augmentation to dedicated IT teams and general software engineering, our nearshore technology services empower businesses to thrive in an ever-evolving digital landscape. ### About the Role ### As a Lead Backend Java Developer, you will anchor the technical architecture of high-throughput e-commerce systems, designing scalable, secure, and resilient server-side applications. Beyond hands-on development, you will act as a technical leader—critically evaluating business requirements, challenging assumptions, and proactively driving system improvements for platforms handling millions of daily updates. This role is critical to transforming high-level business goals into robust architecture. Working directly with cross-functional leadership, international team members, and dedicated frontend units, you will bring a strategic consultant mindset to bridge business requirements and modern distributed design using AI-first workflows and clean code practices. ### Key Responsibilities - **Architect** and design high-performance, secure backend systems, APIs (RESTful, GraphQL, SOAP), and relational database schemas using modern Java and framework ecosystems. - **Lead** architectural decisions by evaluating business requirements, proposing proactive optimizations, and refactoring core services to support high-volume data streams and caching layers. - **Optimize** complex database queries and messaging flows to handle large-scale traffic, real-time inventory synchronization, and complex order routing. - **Collaborate** with cross-functional leadership, product managers, and international teams (including overlap with Europe-based engineering groups) to align strategy with execution. - **Own** end-to-end system reliability, rapid root-cause analysis, and production troubleshooting while establishing best practices across the engineering workflow. - **Mentor** development teams through rigorous code reviews, technical guidance, and the integration of AI-assisted engineering tools. ### Requirements - **Experience**: 8+ years of experience in backend software engineering with a proven track record of acting as a Technical Lead or Principal Contributor. - **Tech Stack**: Strong mastery of modern Java (Java 17/21/25), Spring Framework, ORM tools (Hibernate or equivalent), Relational Databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL), Caching solutions (Redis), and Event/Messaging brokers (Kafka). - **Technical Autonomy & Problem Solving:** Demonstrated ability to independently translate ambiguous business logic and unit economics into performant end-to-end architecture, making pragmatic trade-offs between cost, latency, scalability, and system impact beyond raw ticket execution. - **Cloud Fluency**: Strong baseline understanding of cloud architecture principles (AWS, GCP, or Azure). - **Soft Skills**: Strong ownership mindset, high business acumen, ego-free collaboration style, and adaptability to fast-paced environments. - **Language Proficiency**: Mandatory **Advanced English** (written and verbal) for seamless daily collaboration with international stakeholders. ### Nice to Have - Exposure to high-volume/event-driven data pipelines, real-time synchronization, or NoSQL databases (Cassandra, DynamoDB, ScyllaDB). - Hands-on production experience with AWS cloud platforms and microservices orchestration. - Experience or exposure to enterprise e-commerce platforms (e.g., SAP Commerce / Hybris). - Familiarity with modern AI-first development practices and AI-assisted workflows within IDEs (VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA). ### What You’ll Love - 100% Remote work flexibility - Holidays off - Paid Time Off (PTO) - Health insurance assistance - Competitive USD compensation - Continuous growth and learning opportunities