Job Description

Title: Java Microservices Lead
Location: Miami, FL (Hybrid).
Type: 6‑month contract-to-hire

Key Requirements

• Core Skills: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, GraphQL (including Spring GraphQL), Kubernetes, AWS
• Experience Level: 6-10 years (hands-on developer with leadership capability; not requiring 15+ years)
• AI Tools Exposure: Familiarity with tools such as Claude or Copilot
• Mindset: Open to learning new technologies, adaptable to change, and able to lead teams while remaining hands-on

Role Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Spring Boot microservices (Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux/reactive).
• Build and extend federated GraphQL subgraphs using Spring GraphQL.
• Develop Kafka consumers/producers with schema registry and Avro serialization.
• Configure and optimize Redis caching with Sentinel replication.
• Maintain code quality using Checkstyle, PMD, SpotBugs, and JaCoCo coverage thresholds.
• Implement Prometheus metrics and leverage Spring Boot Actuator for monitoring.
• Contribute to REST APIs, GraphQL subgraphs, composite services, and integration gateways deployed on Kubernetes in AWS.
• API gateway configuration experience (Apigee or similar) is a plus.
• Travel/e-commerce domain experience is highly desirable.

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