EPAM Systems Hiring! Full Time Lead Software Engineer (Java-Kotlin, Spring Boot, Microservices) in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

We are looking for a Lead Backend Engineer to drive the design and delivery of high-performance backend systems.

In this role, you will lead a team of engineers, provide technical direction, and work closely with architects and cross-functional stakeholders to build scalable microservices. You should be equally strong in hands-on coding and technical leadership, ensuring engineering excellence and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend technical design, guide implementation best practices, and ensure scalability and performance
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders (Product, Architects, DevOps, QA) to provide technical direction and challenge requirements where needed
• Mentor and support a team of backend engineers, conduct code reviews and uplift engineering standards
• Drive event-driven architecture adoption and ensure seamless integrations via Kafka/Event Hub
• Ensure clean CI/CD practices, observability and production readiness of backend services

Requirements

• Strong hands-on expertise in Kotlin or Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architecture
• Proven experience designing and implementing event-driven systems using Kafka / Event Hub / similar
• Solid experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and performance optimization
• Previously operated in a cloud-native environment (Azure/AWS/GCP)
• Experience leading or mentoring developers while remaining a strong hands-on contributor
• Confident in stakeholder discussions, able to propose technical approaches and justify engineering decisions
• No visa sponsorship available

Nice to have

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps collaboration
• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)
• Experience improving code quality culture (clean code, automated testing standards, guild leadership)