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Job Title: Senior Java Engineer (AWS/Kafka) Location: Tampa, FL (Onsite) Duration: 6 Months of Contract
Must-have skills: Java, Spring Boot (8–10 years), Kafka (3–4 years), Microservices (6 years), AWS (4 years), Terraform (5 years). Required experience: As specified above for each skill. Industry experience: Financial Services experience is preferred. Nice-to-have skills: None specified. Extension opportunity: Approximately 60% chance of extension.
Job description: Experience leading teams of technologists. Track record of owning end-to-end engineering outcomes across multiple teams/services: architecture, implementation, automated testing strategy, release readiness, and post-production operations (observability, incident management, post-incident actions). Strong cloud-native delivery experience on AWS, including guiding teams through design, build, deployment, and steady-state operations of production services. Strong fundamentals in OO design, distributed systems, and modern SDLC practices. Tech stack: Java, Spring Boot, APIs, Kafka, SQL. Strong automation and productivity mindset, including building/standardizing tools, scripts, and CI/CD pipelines; practical experience enabling effective use of AI-assisted development to improve speed and quality. Deep knowledge of Agile/DevOps at scale, including CI/CD, resiliency patterns, secure-by-design engineering, and reliability practices (e.g., SLOs, error budgets, capacity planning).
Pay rate: 50-55 USD per Hour Job type: Contract Division: eTeam Inc (US) Category: eTeam United States Reference: 26-61446
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