Top Java Full-Stack Engineer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Leads full-stack software engineering for secure, scalable enterprise applications. Designs, develops, reviews, debugs, and troubleshoots Java-based solutions using microservices, cloud-native architecture, databases, messaging, and modern UI frameworks. Drives automation, application resiliency, AI-assisted engineering practices, secure coding, testing standards, architectural evaluations, and adoption of emerging technologies. Coaches teams, leads communities of practice, and collaborates across internal teams and external vendors.

Leads full-stack software engineering for secure, scalable corporate technology systems. Designs distributed, event-driven microservices using Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, MongoDB, and CQRS/Saga patterns; builds React and TypeScript applications; reviews code; improves operational stability; and guides architecture, testing, security, and AI-assisted engineering practices. Collaborates with vendors and internal teams while leading technical communities and promoting agile delivery.

Lead software engineering projects and developer teams building distributed microservices and full-stack cloud solutions. Provide technical direction across Agile teams, establish engineering standards, mentor engineers, partner with architects and product managers, and improve system performance through refactoring and observability. The role uses Java and other programming languages, AWS, databases, containers, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and modern AI coding tools.

Lead diverse software engineering projects and developers building distributed microservices, full-stack systems, and cloud-based solutions. Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, define service architectures and integration patterns, reduce technical debt, improve performance, mentor engineers, and influence long-term technology strategy. The role uses multiple programming languages, AWS, databases, containers, APIs, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, and observability technologies.

Design and scale resilient, cloud-native payment systems and distributed microservices. Lead technical architecture, technology roadmaps, and cross-team engineering initiatives while mentoring developers. Build full-stack solutions using Java, AWS, Kafka, multiple programming languages, databases, containers, and modern AI coding tools. Drive reliability, performance, observability, security, regulatory support, coding standards, and enterprise technology strategy.

Lead software engineering projects and developer teams building cloud-based full-stack and distributed microservice solutions. Develop with multiple programming languages, AWS, databases, containers, APIs, and modern engineering tools. Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, establish coding and design standards, mentor engineers, improve system performance, reduce technical debt, and influence long-term technology strategy.

Build and lead full-stack software engineering projects using cloud technologies, distributed microservices, and front-end and back-end frameworks. Provide technical leadership across Agile teams, mentor engineers, define architecture and integration patterns, improve system performance, reduce technical debt, and establish engineering standards. Develop solutions using languages such as Java, Python, and JavaScript/TypeScript, along with AWS, containers, databases, APIs, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code tools.

Lead backend and full-stack engineering initiatives for customer rewards redemption platforms. Design and implement scalable, cloud-native microservices; guide architectural modernization; mentor engineers; establish technical standards; and partner with product, architecture, fraud, and customer experience teams. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, multiple programming languages, cloud platforms, databases, APIs, CI/CD, observability, and modern software development practices.

Lead development of an AI-first developer portal and AI-enabled support experiences, design secure external API platforms and integrations, establish engineering standards for AI/automation, remain hands-on with critical coding and architecture, drive cross-functional delivery, and coach/mentor engineering talent.

Leads development of secure, scalable Java full-stack applications within an agile team. Designs microservices and resilient architectures, writes and reviews production code, resolves operational issues, and promotes automation and AI-assisted engineering practices. Builds front-end and back-end solutions using Java, Python, modern web technologies, databases, cloud-native patterns, and agentic AI frameworks. Coaches engineers on responsible AI usage, security, testing, and delivery standards while evaluating architectural solutions with vendors and internal stakeholders.

Leads full-stack engineering projects and developer teams building cloud-based, distributed microservices and customer-facing systems. Responsibilities include defining service boundaries, developing APIs and reusable frameworks, applying AWS and modern programming technologies, improving performance, reducing technical debt, setting engineering standards, mentoring engineers, and guiding Agile teams. The role also influences technology strategy, promotes operational excellence, and leverages emerging AI tooling and observability practices.

Develop secure, scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, while leading Angular frontend architecture and development. Build responsive interfaces with Angular, TypeScript, NgRx, RxJS, and Angular Material. Contribute across the software development lifecycle, including design, testing, automation, troubleshooting, and deployment. The role requires enterprise architecture experience, Agile collaboration, and mandatory fraud prevention domain expertise.

Build secure, scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, AWS, and Angular. Develop responsive user interfaces, integrate APIs, implement authentication and authorization, design distributed architectures, and support testing, troubleshooting, and automation. The role requires mandatory fraud prevention domain experience and collaboration within Agile engineering teams.

Build and maintain AI-assisted full-stack platforms for manufacturing, spanning AWS infrastructure, Python Lambda services, Java microservices, agentic LLM workflows, and Angular interfaces. Develop event-driven architectures, APIs, retrieval and scoring systems, infrastructure as code, observability, CI/CD, and secure deployment strategies. Apply rigorous testing, specification-driven development, concurrency practices, and production reliability techniques across multi-repository systems. The role requires hands-on software development experience with enterprise server, storage, or networking products.

Design, build, and deploy secure, high-performance, scalable cloud-native applications supporting Ariba P2P. Work full-stack in Java using Spring Boot and the SAP BTP Cloud Foundry CAP (Java) model, applying resiliency, security, and performance best practices.

Develop and maintain Java applications, RESTful services, and Angular frontends using Spring Boot and NgRx. Deploy applications to cloud platforms, practice TDD, manage CI/CD with Jenkins, and work with Oracle and PostgreSQL databases. Participate in agile processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and independently lead technical initiatives and feature delivery.

Build and maintain Java backend services, REST APIs, and full-stack web application features. Develop frontend functionality with modern JavaScript frameworks, use Python for supporting work, and leverage AI coding tools such as Claude Code. Write tests, debug issues, support deployment and maintenance, and collaborate on design decisions, code reviews, and application quality improvements.

Build and maintain enterprise workforce management software for forecasting, scheduling, adherence, intraday management, and reporting. Develop Java and Spring Boot microservices, React and TypeScript applications, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, integrations, and PostgreSQL data models. Support cloud-native deployments, CI/CD, testing, performance optimization, production troubleshooting, architecture discussions, and client-facing collaboration.

Build enterprise-scale workforce management software covering forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, adherence, intraday management, and operational reporting. Develop Java and Spring Boot microservices, React and TypeScript applications, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, integrations, and PostgreSQL data models. Contribute to cloud-native deployments, CI/CD, testing, performance optimization, architecture, production support, and client-facing technical collaboration.

Designs, develops, and deploys enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, cloud services, databases, DevOps tools, and Angular or React. The role also involves AI exposure with Python, LangChain, and LangGraph, along with application security, monitoring, performance, deployment, and collaboration with project teams. The position is onsite in McLean, Virginia.

Build and maintain scalable full-stack applications using React and Java or Python. Develop microservices, optimize high-throughput systems, resolve architectural and performance issues, and deliver production-grade software in Agile environments. The role includes end-to-end implementation ownership, cloud development, AI-assisted engineering, and mentoring or leading developers.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, microservices, and REST APIs. Build CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, integrations, observability, and secure distributed systems. Troubleshoot production issues and improve performance, resilience, and maintainability while collaborating with product, UX, QA, DevOps, architecture, and engineering teams.

Develop and deploy Java Spring Boot microservices, REST APIs, automated tests, performance and chaos testing solutions. Manage EKS infrastructure, CI/CD workflows, monitoring, JVM and database optimization, and production support. Migrate TIBCO BW processes to Apache Camel and ActiveMQ Artemis, implementing resilient messaging and standardized exception handling. Maintain API documentation, testing records, and ServiceNow change-management tickets.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable Java and Spring Boot microservices. Build REST APIs, automated tests, Camel and Artemis messaging workflows, and resilient infrastructure on EKS. Collaborate on CI/CD, monitor production systems with Datadog, optimize performance, document APIs and testing outcomes, and manage ServiceNow deployment tickets. The role also involves migrating TIBCO BW processes to Apache Camel and supporting production installations across various U.S. locations.

Build enterprise workforce management software for forecasting, staffing, scheduling, adherence, intraday management, and operational reporting. Develop Java and Spring Boot microservices, React and TypeScript applications, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, PostgreSQL data models, integrations, and cloud-native deployments. Support CI/CD, production troubleshooting, performance optimization, architecture discussions, code reviews, and stakeholder collaboration across product, QA, DevOps, UX, and operations.