Staff/Lead Java Engineer
First seen by Alion on Oct 5, 2026.
We are looking for a Staff/Lead Java Engineer to join a greenfield initiative building a large-scale distributed backend platform for advanced manufacturing environments.
The role focuses on defining system architecture, APIs, and data flows for highly scalable, event-driven systems with complex integrations and strong reliability requirements.
✅ Your responsibilities:
Design and evolve distributed backend architecture for a high-scale production platform
Define system architecture, APIs, and data models across multiple domains
Build microservices and integration layers connecting ERP, vendors, and manufacturing systems
Design and implement event-driven data flows and workflows
Evaluate and adapt enterprise and open-source solutions to guide architecture decisions
Drive engineering standards, reliability, and scalability practices
Collaborate with R&D engineers and manufacturing domain experts
🧠 Our requirements:
8+ years in backend / distributed systems engineering
Strong expertise in Java and system design
Proven experience with large-scale distributed architectures
Strong understanding of microservices and API design
Experience with event-driven systems and integrations
Solid data modeling and database design skills
Ability to work in R&D / ambiguous, greenfield environments
Strong communication and mentoring skills
⭐ Nice to have:
Experience with MES / manufacturing / industrial systems
Knowledge of BOM, MRP, shopfloor, traceability
Exposure to IoT / hardware integrations
Experience with data streaming / cloud-native systems
🌟 What we offer:
Private healthcare
Multisport
Life insurance
Opportunity to build a greenfield production-critical platform from scratch
High ownership over architecture and technical direction
Work at the intersection of software and physical manufacturing systems
Strong R&D engineering environment
Tech stack
- Distributed systems
- Event-Driven Architecture
- API Design
- MES
- cloud-native architecture
- Kafka
- Microservice Architecture
- Java