Lead Engineer - Java - Onsite en Photon Group

We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Java Engineer with 12+ years of hands-on expertise to architect, design, and lead development of scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have deep proficiency in modern Java technologies, distributed systems, and Microservices, with a strong background in Supply Chain Order Management domain.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter, who can learn on the job. They exhibit situational leadership, work collaboratively within a team, and motivate others to achieve business objectives. They should possess excellent analytical skills along with the ability to translate business requirements and opportunities into clear, precise and easy-to-read technical and functional specifications. They should have excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with both business stakeholders and technical teams.

The candidate should be willing to work from Williams Sonoma's San Jose office at least five days per week. They should collaborate with the offshore team on a daily basis and participate in regular offshore calls.

Must Have Skills:
- Expert in Java 17+
- Extensive experience implementing Design Patterns, SOLID Principles and various Microservice Patterns
- Strong experience with Spring Boot and Microservice Architecture
- Proficient in Kafka
- Hands-on with Cassandra and Solr
- Experience with Oracle or MySQL
- Experience with CI (Continuous Integration) methodologies and Tools
- Hands-on experience with AppD, ELK, Grafana - including alerts and notification setup
- Unit testing with Junit and Mockito

Nice to Have:
- Experience using Elasticsearch for transactional data storage
- Experience with Spring WebFlux to build synchronous and asynchronous Microservices

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 48,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 168,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is not available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post