BFS-Full Stack Developer - Chicago IL - Hybrid Work - Weekly 3 days

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BFS-Full Stack Developer - Chicago IL - Hybrid Work - Weekly 3 days
Requisition Name: C&DE-BFS-Full Stack Developer


Start Date: 3/9/2026


Duration: 42 Weeks


Services Location: IL/Chicago


Description Of Services:


Required Skills & Experience 12+ years of hands-on Java development experience Strong proficiency in Java 17 (streams, concurrency, JVM internals, performance tuning) Extensive experience with Spring Boot (Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Security, Actuator) Strong hands-on experience with Apache Kafka (Kafka Streams, exactly once semantics, schema evolution) Experience building microservices and distributed systems Solid understanding of REST APIs, JSON, and asynchronous processing Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases Strong understanding of threading, concurrency, and memory management Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices is a plus


Deliverables:


Design and develop high-throughput, low-latency backend services using Java 17 and Spring Boot Build and maintain event-driven and streaming architectures using Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, partitions, offsets, schemas) Design RESTful APIs and integrate with downstream and upstream systems Ensure application resilience, scalability, security, and performance Write clean, testable, and well-documented code following best practices Perform code reviews and provide technical guidance to junior engineers Troubleshoot production issues and participate in on-call or operational support as needed Collaborate closely with product, platform, and DevOps teams