Top Senior Java Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Develop and architect enterprise Java applications using Core Java, multithreading, Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, Hibernate, and Oracle PL/SQL. Ensure security, high availability, and collaborate in Agile with global teams and business stakeholders.

Analyze legacy TIBCO BusinessWorks/MFT processes to extract business logic, design and build a decoupled Java/Spring Boot microservices platform, migrate protocols to Kafka/RabbitMQ/REST, translate XML-heavy transformations to modern formats, and validate performance and SLAs to match legacy throughput.

Design, build, and maintain Java/J2EE multi-layer applications and APIs. Collaborate with architects and DevOps to implement CI/CD, code quality, testing, and database solutions (DB2/Oracle, PL/SQL). Support cross-team delivery, resolve technical roadblocks, and drive process improvements in an asset management/financial services context.

Lead architecture and delivery of large-scale microservices systems, define standards and roadmaps, mentor engineers, ensure scalability/resilience, oversee CI/CD, observability, data strategy, and cross-functional technical alignment.

Lead reverse-engineering of TIBCO BW/MFT processes, document business rules, and reimplement them as modular Java/Spring Boot microservices. Migrate protocols to Kafka/RabbitMQ/REST, ensure data consistency, and perform performance testing to match legacy SLAs.

Lead design and delivery of microservices-based backend systems, define architecture and standards, mentor engineers, drive cloud-native CI/CD and observability, ensure scalability, resilience, data strategy, and align technical solutions with business goals.

Design and build Java/J2EE solutions using Spring and APIs; develop webservices, DB schemas, PL/SQL and transactional SQL in DB2/Oracle; collaborate with architects, developers and DevOps to implement CI/CD (Jenkins, uDeploy), ensure code quality (Sonar), perform code reviews and testing, resolve technical roadblocks, and drive process improvements. Requires strong communication and teamwork.

Lead software engineer responsible for designing, coding, testing, debugging, and stabilizing Java-based applications. Author and review technical designs, own complex stories and domain dependencies, mentor team members, enforce best practices, interact with business stakeholders, and improve processes and metrics. Provide guidance to contractors and participate in related agreements and SLAs.

Design and implement large-scale data applications using Java, Spark, and MapReduce within Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystems. Integrate Hive, Impala, YARN, and Kafka, perform data analysis, write tests (JUnit), use scripting, and manage global technology teams following industry best practices.

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java microservices using Spring Boot. Implement threading/concurrency, fault tolerance (Hystrix/circuit breakers), observability (SLI/SLO), event-driven solutions with Kafka, and deploy on Kubernetes/AWS. Mentor junior developers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Develop and migrate legacy IBM DataPower MQ and SOAP integrations to cloud-native Spring Boot microservices. Build RESTful APIs, implement security (OAuth2/JWT), integrate Kafka and IBM MQ, write tests, optimize performance, and collaborate with architects, DevOps, and QA during deployment and troubleshooting.

Senior Java Big Data Developer to design and build Big Data applications on Cloudera/Hadoop using Java and Spark/MapReduce. Work with Hive, Impala, YARN, Kafka; perform data analysis, unit testing, and scripting. Lead/manage global technology teams and follow industry practices and standards.

Design, develop, and maintain web applications and RESTful APIs using Java/Spring Boot. Develop and maintain PL/SQL stored procedures and Oracle database logic. Participate across the SDLC, troubleshoot backend and database issues, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and improve development processes and tooling.

Design, develop, and maintain full-stack web applications using Java/Spring Boot backends and Angular frontends. Build RESTful APIs, write clean code, collaborate with cross-functional teams, troubleshoot issues, and participate across the SDLC.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java/Spring Boot backends and Angular frontends. Build microservices, REST APIs, event-driven solutions with Kafka, implement fault tolerance (Hystrix/circuit breakers), observability (SLI/SLO), and deploy on Kubernetes/AWS. Collaborate cross-functionally, mentor junior developers, and ensure system reliability and performance.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java backend services and RESTful APIs. Collaborate with frontend, product, and stakeholders; write clean, tested code; troubleshoot and resolve issues; participate in code reviews; and improve systems, particularly for large-scale distributed environments.

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance Java microservices using Spring Boot. Implement threading/concurrency, fault-tolerance (Hystrix/circuit breakers), observability (SLI/SLO), and event-driven solutions with Kafka. Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes and AWS, mentor junior developers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable features.

Design, implement, and maintain Java-based applications to automate financial data reconciliation across relational and NoSQL sources. Build deterministic and heuristic matching algorithms, integrate with rules engines (Drools), handle errors and exceptions, collaborate with analysts and architects to resolve data gaps, and support data governance and quality initiatives.

Design, implement, and maintain Java-based applications to automate complex data reconciliation across relational and NoSQL sources. Build matching algorithms, integrate with rules engines (Drools), handle data streams, perform gap analysis, and collaborate with analysts and architects to ensure data quality.

Design, develop, and modernize software by translating legacy mainframe code (COBOL/ASM/JCL/Copybooks) into Java microservices. Support UI integration, relational and hierarchical databases, batch and real-time processing, CI/CD, cloud-native and ZT/ICAM integration, and use AI/ML tools to assist translation and optimization. Work supports pre-production, testing, and integration activities.

Develop and maintain Java Spring Boot microservices, write automated tests and API validations, debug and optimize performance, collaborate with architects, front-end developers and product owners, participate in Agile ceremonies, document designs, perform peer code reviews, and support deployments and release activities.

Develop and maintain core Elasticsearch infrastructure and shared platform features. Design scalable APIs, solve performance and concurrency issues, improve observability and CI/CD, automate developer workflows, lead cross-team projects, support complex operational investigations, and use AI to accelerate development and debugging.

Design, build, and improve Elasticsearch distributed-systems components for scalable, concurrent, and consistent indexing. Maintain cluster coordination for performance and resilience, push system scale limits, investigate performance and concurrency issues, support operations/support engineers, and lead projects involving multiple engineers from design through delivery.

The role involves improving Elasticsearch's distributed components, maintaining cluster coordination systems, and addressing complex issues to optimize performance and scalability.

Remote Senior Java Developer responsible for building Java web applications using JSP and Struts2/MVC, creating reports with Jasper or SSRS, and managing Linux application servers (load balancers, JBoss, Apache, WildFly).