Top Remote Java Developer Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead and mentor engineering teams to design, build, deploy, and operate Java/Spring microservices and cloud-native clinical interoperability products. Collaborate with product, EHR partners, and cross-functional teams, ensure code quality, CI/CD, security, observability, and Agile delivery for large-scale healthcare systems.

Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using Java, Spring Boot and Node.js. Contribute to architecture, implement cloud-native, containerized solutions on Kubernetes, apply observability, integrate systems, deliver AI-enabled features, mentor engineers, conduct code reviews and support production deployments within Agile teams.

The Lead Java Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy cloud-based enterprise applications, focusing on performance, security, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. The role requires hands-on leadership in the software development lifecycle, code quality, and continuous improvement in a remote environment.

The Senior Full Stack Java Developer will design and maintain enterprise applications using Java and modern front-end technologies while collaborating in Agile teams and mentoring junior developers.

Senior individual-contributor backend engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating production-grade, highly available, strongly consistent services for wallet operations, transaction orchestration, blockchain integrations, and event-driven workflows. Implement secure, scalable APIs, cryptographic key management, Kafka-based event systems, observability with OpenTelemetry, CI/CD pipelines, and produce tests, API specs, and operational runbooks.

Design, implement, test, and maintain scalable Java/J2EE microservices using Spring technologies. Collaborate with architects, follow SDLC, perform unit/system testing, troubleshoot distributed cloud applications, and work in Agile teams to meet enterprise performance and security standards.

Develop and operate Java Spring Boot microservices, deploy and manage services on Kubernetes, perform JVM profiling and heap analysis, load test, diagnose memory leaks, OOMs and P99 latency spikes, remediate security vulnerabilities, and maintain GitHub-based CI/CD and branching workflows.

Develop, maintain, and deploy Java-based applications using Spring MVC and microservices. Diagnose and fix bugs and performance issues, design scalable systems, use CI/CD and version control, follow security guidelines, and communicate progress with project managers.

You will design, build, and maintain scalable applications using Java and JavaScript, collaborating across teams and managing databases.

Develop, maintain, and optimize backend services and RESTful APIs using Node.js, Java, or .NET. Integrate with databases and third-party services, collaborate with cross-functional teams, participate in code reviews, and ensure performance, reliability, and security in an Agile environment.

Lead design and delivery of scalable, resilient distributed systems. Act as technical authority across teams, mentor engineers, drive architecture and CI/CD best practices, troubleshoot production issues, optimize performance, and enhance observability while writing production-grade Java.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will maintain and develop data connectors, enhance data integrations, and improve developer experience within the ClickHouse data ecosystem.

Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable Java backend systems; translate business requirements into applications; optimize performance and stability; review and test code for quality and security; identify and fix bottlenecks and bugs; maintain code quality and system responsiveness.

Senior full‑stack Java developer responsible for designing and building Java/J2EE applications using Spring/Spring Boot, creating REST/SOAP web services, implementing thread‑safe concurrent code, integrating messaging systems (Kafka/ActiveMQ), working with RDBMS (Oracle/Postgres/SQL Server), and using CI/CD and dev tools like Git, Gradle, Sonar, Jenkins, and application servers (Tomcat/Jetty/JBoss).

The Senior Java Developer will design, develop, and implement custom software solutions in Agile teams, mentor juniors, and ensure product quality.

Develop, test, and deploy Java application components. Create JUnit tests and component documentation, prepare test environments, run component/assembly/system tests, troubleshoot and support applications, and collaborate with users to validate test results.

Translate functional requirements into technical designs, develop Java-based applications (Spring/SpringBoot), write unit tests (JUnit), build RESTful APIs, collaborate with QA on test scenarios, maintain system documentation, and support deployments and Tomcat configuration.

Senior Java engineer delivering AI-augmented production features and modernizations across a Java/Python/AWS stack. Pair with engineers to embed agentic practices, own systems end-to-end, participate in AI-augmented reviews, and judge agent use versus human intervention.

Senior Java engineer delivering AI-augmented production features and modernizations across a Java/Python/AWS stack. Own systems end-to-end, pair with engineers to transfer agentic practices, perform AI-augmented code reviews, and judge when to trust or intervene with agent outputs.

Architect, implement, and optimize live and on-demand streaming pipelines in Wowza. Design scalable transcoding and packaging workflows, debug performance issues, integrate native code via JNI, and serve as a streaming subject-matter expert across cross-functional projects.

Optimize and scale blockchain node performance, design and implement core system plugins, collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct performance testing and debugging, and stay current on blockchain and distributed systems technologies to maintain reliable infrastructure.

Develop and maintain Java backend services for enterprise blockchain applications, integrate APIs with React/Vue frontends, design scalable blockchain solutions, troubleshoot complex backend issues, and collaborate with the team to apply best practices and stay current with blockchain trends.

As a Principal Software Data Engineer, you'll lead the design, development, and optimization of large-scale data platforms and pipelines, ensuring data governance and driving innovation in a collaborative environment.

The Java Developer will enhance data utilization for a state-run project, developing and integrating Java web applications using the Java Server Faces Framework and working with SQL databases.

Join an agile team to design, develop, test, and deploy enterprise web applications. Build high-quality Java/J2EE solutions, maintain system docs, implement RESTful services, improve SDLC practices (TDD, CI/CD, static analysis), and collaborate with architects, developers, and stakeholders. Perl experience required.