Leads and mentors application engineers while designing Java and Spring Boot microservices. Oversees application modernization, VM-to-container migration, GCP and GKE deployments, Kubernetes troubleshooting, CI/CD, testing, database integration, observability, and distributed systems. Coordinates technical dependencies across a large application portfolio and collaborates with platform, DevOps, security, and architecture teams. Uses AI-assisted engineering tools to accelerate development, modernization, testing, documentation, and automation.
About Egen:
Egen is a fast-growing and entrepreneurial company with a data-first mindset. We bring together the best engineering talent working with the most advanced technology platforms, including Google Cloud and Salesforce, to help clients drive action and impact through data and insights. We are committed to being a place where the best people choose to work so they can apply their engineering and technology expertise to envision what is next for how data and platforms can change the world for the better. We are dedicated to learning, thrive on solving tough problems, and continually innovate to achieve fast, effective results. If this describes you, we want you on our team.
Want to learn more about life at Egen? Check out these resources in addition to the job description.
Meet Egen
Life at Egen
Culture and Values at Egen
Career Development at Egen
Benefits at Egen
About the job:
- Lead and mentor a team of application engineers, providing technical guidance, architectural direction, code reviews, and support for complex engineering challenges
- Design, develop, and maintain production-ready applications and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Spring Data, and RESTful APIs
- Apply strong knowledge of microservices, event-driven architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native engineering principles to build scalable and resilient applications
- Lead application assessment, containerization, and migration from VM-based environments to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), including application configurations, secrets management, runtime readiness, and test automation
- Guide application deployment and troubleshooting in Kubernetes environments, including Docker containers, CI/CD pipelines, resource configurations, and application runtime issues
- Develop and implement unit, integration, and API testing strategies to ensure application quality, reliability, and production readiness
- Design and maintain application data-access layers integrating SQL and NoSQL databases
- Implement application observability practices, including centralized logging, monitoring, metrics, distributed tracing, and alerting
- Collaborate with platform engineering, DevOps, security, and architecture teams to establish engineering standards, reusable solutions, and deployment best practices
- Plan and coordinate engineering activities, manage technical dependencies, and guide the team in delivering application modernization initiatives across a portfolio of 500+ applications
- Leverage agentic engineering tools, including Claude, GitHub Copilot, and Gemini, to accelerate code development, modernization, testing, documentation, and engineering automation
- Utilize GCP as the primary cloud platform; experience with other cloud platforms is a plus
About you:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology and Management, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- Strong experience in application engineering, Java, Spring Boot, RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud-native architectures
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, application testing, and production troubleshooting
- Experience with application modernization, VM-to-container migration, and cloud deployments
- Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, application observability, and distributed systems
- Demonstrated technical leadership, mentoring, problem-solving, and cross-team collaboration skills
- Preferred: Experience with React, Angular, or Vue and integration with RESTful APIs.
Compensation & Benefits:
This role is eligible for our competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being:
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Paid Leave (Vacation/PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Sick Leave
- Parental Leave
- Bereavement Leave
- 401 (k) Employer Match
- Employee Referral Bonuses
Check out our complete list of benefits here - >https://egen.ai/people/#benefits
Important: All roles are subject to standard hiring verification practices, which may include background checks, employment verification, and other relevant checks.
EEO and Accommodations:
Egen is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Egen will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Egen welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
Egen Naperville, Illinois, USA Office
Our office is located in a traditional business park with ample walking paths, greenery and trails with plenty of on-site parking. We are situated close to the thriving Naperville downtown district, with plenty of shopping, dining, and entertainment venues.
Similar Jobs
Artificial Intelligence • Cloud • HR Tech • Information Technology • Productivity • Software • Automation
Develops new business within major Health Life Sciences accounts, manages executive customer relationships, leads cross-functional virtual teams, aligns ServiceNow solutions to strategic outcomes, expands worldwide account resources, builds client relationships, and achieves license, renewal, and professional services revenue targets.
Top Skills:
Artificial IntelligenceCustomer Service ManagementIt Operations ManagementIt Service ManagementSecurity OperationsServicenow
Artificial Intelligence • Big Data • Healthtech • Software • Biotech
Lead biopharma business development across the US West Coast and Central States, acquiring pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers and expanding strategic accounts. Build and manage Salesforce pipeline, develop proposals, negotiate agreements, and close projects involving genomic assays, biomarker discovery, clinical trial assays, precision medicine, and companion diagnostics. Collaborate with scientific, commercial, and operational teams to shape customer solutions. Travel domestically and internationally approximately 30% of the time.
Top Skills:
Companion Diagnostics (Cdx)Next-Generation Sequencing (Ngs)SalesforceSophia Ddm
Cloud • Computer Vision • Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity
Lead incident response consulting engagements, including client scoping, forensic and malware investigations, threat hunting, remediation planning, and executive communications. Coach junior analysts conducting host and network forensics across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Develop recommendations to improve clients’ security posture, produce reports for stakeholders and legal counsel, contribute thought leadership, and travel up to 30% as needed.
Top Skills:
Artificial IntelligenceAWSBro/ZeekGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxmacOSMalware AnalysisAzureNetwork ProtocolsSuricataWindows
What you need to know about the Chicago Tech Scene
With vibrant neighborhoods, great food and more affordable housing than either coast, Chicago might be the most liveable major tech hub. It is the birthplace of modern commodities and futures trading, a national hub for logistics and commerce, and home to the American Medical Association and the American Bar Association. This diverse blend of industry influences has helped Chicago emerge as a major player in verticals like fintech, biotechnology, legal tech, e-commerce and logistics technology. It’s also a major hiring center for tech companies on both coasts.
Key Facts About Chicago Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 245,800; 5.2% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: McDonald’s, John Deere, Boeing, Morningstar
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, biotechnology, fintech, software, logistics technology
- Funding Landscape: $2.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Pritzker Group Venture Capital, Arch Venture Partners, MATH Venture Partners, Jump Capital, Hyde Park Venture Partners
- Research Centers and Universities: Northwestern University, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Institute of Technology, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
