Full Stack Developer - Full-time / Part-time
| Verified Pay check_circle | Provided by the employer$40 per hour |
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| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
| Location | Chicago, IL Chicago, Illinois open_in_new |
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Verified Pay check_circleProvided by the employer$40.00
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About this job
Lead Software Engineer role requiring 8+ years of Core Java, multithreading, JVM tuning, distributed systems, TCP/UDP networking, performance optimization, and architecture leadership.
Job descriptionPosition Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Software Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team focused on building and optimizing scalable, high-throughput enterprise systems. This role is ideal for a senior engineer with deep Core Java expertise and strong experience designing and supporting distributed systems where performance, reliability, resiliency, and scalability are mission-critical.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and optimize high-performance Core Java applications.
Lead architecture discussions around scalability, throughput, latency, and resiliency.
Analyze, troubleshoot, and improve application performance across distributed environments.
Develop optimized, maintainable, and scalable software components and unit tests.
Conduct code reviews and identify opportunities for optimization and risk mitigation.
Support deployments, release management, and production stability initiatives.
Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve complex technical challenges.
Tune applications for multi-threaded and high-concurrency environments.
Drive engineering best practices, design patterns, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Lead technical projects and influence engineering direction across teams.
Required Qualifications
8+ years of hands-on Core Java development experience.
Strong expertise in:
Multi-threading
Concurrent programming
Shared memory and synchronization
JVM internals and Garbage Collection tuning
JNI and NIO
Concurrent data structures and collections
Strong knowledge of algorithms and data structures.
Experience with TCP/IP networking, including TCP and UDP protocols.
Experience building scalable, high-throughput distributed systems.
Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
Experience participating in architecture and system design discussions.
Ability to balance reliability, scalability, and performance requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in financial services, trading platforms, or derivatives systems.
Exposure to cloud technologies.
Knowledge of fault tolerance and redundancy patterns.
Experience with BDD testing frameworks.
Experience supporting low-latency systems.