Lead Java Engineer

This is a remote position.

• Design and build scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot.
  
• Develop document ingestion, parsing, extraction, and transformation pipelines.
  
• Extract text, tables, metadata, images, and structured information from different document formats.
  
• Work with libraries such as Apache Tika, PDFBox, Apache POI, iText, or similar tools.
  
• Integrate OCR solutions for scanned and image-based documents.
  
• Build asynchronous and event-driven processing workflows using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar technologies.
  
• Develop REST APIs for document upload, processing, extraction, and retrieval.
  
• Handle corrupted files, parsing failures, unsupported formats, and partial processing scenarios.
  
• Optimize systems for high-volume processing, concurrency, memory utilization, and latency.
  
• Participate in system design, code reviews, debugging, and production issue resolution.
  
• Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering best practices where applicable.
  

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend/software engineering experience.
  
• Strong hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
  
• Experience building REST APIs, microservices, and distributed backend systems.
  
• Hands-on experience with document parsing, ingestion, extraction, or processing systems.
  
• Experience with Apache Tika, PDFBox, Apache POI, iText, or equivalent libraries.
  
• Strong understanding of multithreading, concurrency, asynchronous processing, and JVM performance.
  
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases.
  
• Strong understanding of system design, data structures, and API design.
  
• Experience with Docker, Git, CI/CD, and cloud environments.
  
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
  

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
  
• Remote and flexible work environment.
  
• Opportunity to shape technology strategy and business outcomes.
  
• Strong learning and leadership growth opportunities.