Lead and Principal Java Engineer

Lead and Principal Java Engineer Location: Remote, USA Employment type: Contract Indicative rate: $110–$140/hr Contract leadership opportunities for senior Java engineers who remain hands-on while guiding architecture and delivery of complex enterprise systems. Assignments may involve modernization, distributed services, cloud-native applications, and high-throughput or mission-critical platforms. Leads partner with engineering and business stakeholders, shape technical direction, and support teams through design, implementation, review, and delivery. Core skills Java Spring Boot Microservices System Architecture REST APIs Distributed Systems Technical Leadership Cloud Platforms Required qualifications Extensive hands-on Java engineering experience Experience leading design and implementation of enterprise-scale software Strong experience with Spring Boot and microservices architecture Experience designing scalable, secure, and maintainable APIs or services Ability to make and communicate architectural and technical decisions Experience mentoring or guiding engineers or delivery teams Experience with code reviews, testing, and production-quality engineering practices Ability to collaborate with product, business, and engineering stakeholders Preferred qualifications Experience with AWS, ECS/EKS, Lambda, or other cloud services Experience with Kafka, messaging, or event-driven systems Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices Experience modernizing large-scale enterprise applications