Lead Developer

TIAA

. Lead the design and development of production-quality Java solutions, including microservices, batch pipelines, and APIs, for enterprise financial and insurance platforms .

Posted 11/2/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $128,000 - $153,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and developing Java solutions, including microservices and APIs, while providing technical leadership and mentoring. Proficient in leveraging AWS EKS for deployment strategies and CI/CD tooling to enhance delivery velocity and platform stability.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Java Development (Java 17+)Spring BootAWS EKSAPI Design and SecurityTechnical Leadership

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Hard Skills

Java DevelopmentSpring BootSpring BatchAPI DesignAWS EKSDockerKubernetesCI/CD ToolingPythonMessage-Based Integration

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipMentorshipCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

JenkinsCloudbeesArgoCDSplunkDynatraceOpenAPISwaggerTerraformAWS ECSAWS S3

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Financial ServicesInsuranceAgileScrumBPMNWorkflow Orchestration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ApacheAWSCloudDockerJavaJenkinsKafkaKubernetesMicroservicesOpenShiftPythonSDLCSplunkSpringSpring BootSpringBootTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and development of production-quality Java solutions, including microservices, batch pipelines, and APIs, for enterprise financial and insurance platforms
Provide technical leadership across architecture decisions, code review, and developer mentoring
Partner with business analysts, partner integration teams, and downstream data consumers to design, develop, and troubleshoot end-to-end solutions supporting SIA product portability
Design, secure, and maintain external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale
Lead containerization and deployment strategy using AWS EKS
Work across Jenkins, Cloudbees, and ArgoCD CI/CD tooling to drive delivery velocity and platform stability
Apply, validate, and stress-test AI-generated code in production-grade, externally-facing environments
Perform maintenance programming and correct defects across individual and team work

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree required
5+ years of experience with Java development (Java 17+)
Deep expertise in Spring Boot and Spring Batch
Experience developing and securing external customer-facing APIs at enterprise scale
Experience with AWS EKS, Docker/Kubernetes, and CI/CD tooling including Jenkins, Cloudbees, and ArgoCD
Experience with REST API design and integration; familiarity with OpenAPI/Swagger contract-first approaches
Ability to leverage AI-assisted development tools such as Copilot, Kiro, or similar
Experience with production-support incident triage using Splunk, Dynatrace, or similar observability tools
Technical leadership and mentorship experience
Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and/or data processing tasks preferred
Message-based integration experience with IBM MQ, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis, Kafka, or JMS preferred
Broader cloud infrastructure experience with AWS ECS, S3, Glue, Lambda, OpenShift, or Terraform preferred
Experience with secrets management and authentication chains preferred
Financial services or insurance industry domain exposure preferred
BPMN/workflow orchestration experience preferred
Agile/Scrum practices in a Jira-based SDLC preferred
Ability to work across technical and business teams preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Superior retirement program
Competitive health, wellness, and work life offerings
Incentive program linked to performance, depending on the role
Learning experiences and development pathways
AI tools and future-focused skills development
Hybrid Flex work arrangement