{"id":3139185,"url":"https://alion.io/job/photon-java-backend-developer-chicago","title":"Java Backend Developer - Chicago","company":{"id":3186451,"name":"Photon","domain":"photon.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/photon-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Oracle","truth_index":{"grade":"D","score":51,"open_postings":701,"ghost_share":0.812,"stale_share":0,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":null,"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"}},"role":"Backend","role_family":"Backend","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":34000,"max":null,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":34000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":10,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"ActiveMQ","optional":false},{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"Apache Kafka","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"Azure DevOps","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Docker","optional":false},{"name":"GCP","optional":false},{"name":"Git","optional":false},{"name":"GitHub Actions","optional":false},{"name":"GitLab CI","optional":false},{"name":"Hibernate","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"Jenkins","optional":false},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":false},{"name":"MySQL","optional":false},{"name":"Oracle","optional":false},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":false},{"name":"RabbitMQ","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"Scrum","optional":false},{"name":"SOAP","optional":false},{"name":"Spring Boot","optional":false},{"name":"Spring Cloud","optional":false},{"name":"Spring Data JPA","optional":false},{"name":"Spring Framework","optional":false},{"name":"Spring MVC","optional":false},{"name":"Spring Security","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"Cassandra","optional":true},{"name":"DynamoDB","optional":true},{"name":"Grafana","optional":true},{"name":"Prometheus","optional":true},{"name":"Splunk","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-26T19:21:19Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-26","last_verified_at":"2026-10-26T10:07:28Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":60,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":0,"flags":["company_stale"],"days_open":60},"description":"We are seeking an experienced Java Backend Developer with 8+ years of expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, REST APIs, cloud platforms, and modern software development practices. The candidate will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality and high-performance backend solutions.\nKey Responsibilities\nDesign, develop, test, and deploy scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.\nBuild and maintain Microservices-based architectures for enterprise-grade applications.\nDevelop and consume RESTful and SOAP web services.\nCollaborate with architects, product owners, and front-end developers to deliver business requirements.\nOptimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.\nImplement security best practices using Spring Security, OAuth2, JWT, and authentication frameworks.\nDesign and develop database solutions using SQL and NoSQL databases.\nParticipate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and architectural decisions.\nTroubleshoot production issues and provide timely resolutions.\nMentor junior developers and contribute to technical excellence across the team.\nEnsure adherence to coding standards, DevOps practices, and CI/CD processes.\nRequired Skills & Qualifications\n10+ years of experience in Java/J2EE application development.\nStrong expertise in Java 8/11/17 and Core Java concepts.\nExtensive experience with Spring Framework, including:Spring Boot\nSpring MVC\nSpring Data JPA\nSpring Security\nSpring Cloud\n\nStrong experience in Microservices architecture and distributed systems.\nExperience building RESTful APIs and integrating SOAP services.\nHands-on experience with Hibernate/JPA.\nStrong knowledge of relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.\nExperience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or ActiveMQ.\nExperience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.\nStrong understanding of containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.\nExperience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab CI.\nProficiency in Git and Agile/Scrum methodologies.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with event-driven architecture and distributed systems.\nExposure to NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, Cassandra, or DynamoDB.\nKnowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Splunk, ELK, Grafana, or Prometheus.\nExperience working in large-scale enterprise environments.\nCloud certification (AWS/Azure) is a plus.\nKey Competencies\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills.\nExcellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.\nAbility to lead technical discussions and guide development teams.\nStrong ownership, accountability, and attention to detail.\nExperience mentoring and coaching development teams\nCompensation, Benefits and Duration\nMinimum Compensation: USD 34,000\nMaximum Compensation: USD 121,000\nCompensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.\nMedical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.\nThis position is available for independent contractors\nNo applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3495,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":10,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Retirement plans"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["IT Consulting & Digital Transformation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-23T07:32:17Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":18,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.496,"p_room":0.36,"age_days":60,"expected_fill_days":31,"reasons":["conf:9","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-26T05:57:25Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":34000,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/photon-java-backend-developer-chicago","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/photon-java-backend-developer-chicago.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-26T15:49:36Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":21062,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-27T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":3186451},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=3186451"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fphoton-java-backend-developer-chicago"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fphoton-java-backend-developer-chicago"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fphoton-java-backend-developer-chicago"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/photon-java-backend-developer-chicago\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fphoton-java-backend-developer-chicago"}]}