Lead Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, API Architecture)

Lead Backend Developer (Java/Spring Boot, API Architecture)

Be part of a transformative technology initiative within the insurance industry, working on scalable services, modern APIs, and enterprise-wide integrations. This hybrid contract offers exposure to complex systems, meaningful challenges, and opportunities to contribute to innovative solutions with broad organizational impact.

What is in it for you:

• Salaried: $77-82 per hour.

• Incorporated Business Rate: $88-93 per hour.

• 6-month contract.

• Full-time position: 37.50 hours per week.

• Weekday schedule from 9 am to 5 pm.

• Hybrid work with 1-2 days per week in the office.

Responsibilities:

• Design and review backend services and REST APIs.

• Lead orchestration of multiple upstream services (rates, adjustments, customer attributes).

• Guide team on scalable, stateless service design.

• Define API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns.

• Support developers with design decisions and troubleshooting.

• Partner with BA on translating business rules into technical solutions.

• Ensure code quality, standards, and delivery timelines.

What you will need to succeed:

• 10+ years of backend development experience using Java, Spring Boot, or similar technologies.

• Strong expertise in designing and building RESTful APIs and service orchestration layers.

• Hands-on experience integrating distributed systems and multiple upstream systems/APIs.

• Experience designing stateless services and scalable backend architectures.

• Strong understanding of API contracts, error handling, and resiliency patterns.

• Experience building or integrating pricing engines or financial calculation services.

• Knowledge of banking systems, including rates, lending, or product services.

• Familiarity with batch systems or hybrid batch and real-time architectures.

• Experience with observability tools and practices, including logging, tracing, and monitoring.

• Exposure to rules engines or complex business logic orchestration.

Why Recruit Action?

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