Senior Software Engineer - Java
Summary
Remote senior engineer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) who architects and delivers enterprise Java/Spring microservices on AWS or Azure, owns scalability, security, and CI/CD practices, supports production systems, and mentors junior and mid-level engineers.
About the Role
Responsibilities are:
Drive Technical Leadership: Architect, design, and deliver complex application features while setting high technical and software standards across the team.
Empower & Mentor: Guide junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of technical growth, continuous learning, and clean code practices.
Lead Agile Initiatives: Actively shape the agile delivery lifecycle from architecture refinement and epic definition through production releases.
Build Scalable Architecture: Own non-functional requirements to ensure long-term application health, system resilience, security, and performance at scale.
Drive Innovation: Evaluate emerging industry trends, AI tools, and elastic cloud technologies to advocate for and implement innovative solutions.
Optimize Security & Compliance: Embed robust secure development practices and vulnerability mitigation protocols into the continuous delivery pipeline.
Collaborate & Influence: Partner closely with product management, cross-functional engineering teams, and external vendor partners to align technical strategies with business priorities.
Ensure High Availability: Provide strategic tier-3 support for production systems to maintain high operational standards and minimize service disruptions.
Effectively manage your priorities and time.
About You
Your qualifications are:
A bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, architecture, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
Minimum 6+ years in a technical software development role with demonstrated progression into senior-level technical leadership.
4+ years of deep experience architecting and developing enterprise Java applications using Spring Framework, with comprehensive automated testing practices.
Extensive experience designing, building, securing, and maintaining scalable RESTful microservices and API ecosystems.
Advanced expertise with cloud services (AWS or Azure), including hands-on experience with containerized applications (Kubernetes, ECS/Fargate), serverless architecture (Lambda), messaging (SQS, SNS), and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation or Terraform).
Proven track record in database design, complex SQL optimization, and efficient ORM/data access management for high-throughput applications.
Demonstrated history of successfully leading the architectural lifecycle of major production-grade features from inception to deployment.
Strong expertise in system design patterns, distributed systems architecture, microservices, and clean code principles.
Deep knowledge of secure development practices, security testing methodologies, and vulnerability resolution using tools like Snyk or Qualys.
Strong inclination toward CI/CD automation, DevOps principles, performance tuning, and proactive system monitoring.
Exceptional communication skills with a proven ability to mentor team members and convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.