Java Principal Engineer / Java Application Architect (Independent Consultant)

We are seeking a Principal Engineer / Application Architect to lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-native applications. This role combines hands-on coding, system architecture, and technical leadership, with a focus on Java backend systems, Angular frontend integration, and solutions on Google Cloud Platform. This is a senior level position and we need highly experienced candidates to be successful in this role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and own end-to-end system architecture for distributed applications
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions
• Lead technical design reviews, architecture decisions, and best practices
• Provide hands-on development, code reviews, and solve complex engineering challenges
• Guide teams on microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
• Architect data pipelines using Google Cloud Dataproc and orchestrate workflows with Google Cloud Composer
• Ensure seamless integration with frontend applications built in Angular

Required Skills:

• Java (8/11/17+), Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, Spring Batch
• Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GKE, Big Query, Cloud Storage, IAM)
• Hands-on with Dataproc (Spark/Hadoop) and Composer (Airflow)
• Strong experience in Angular
• Expertise in distributed systems, scalability, and system design
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
• Strong understanding of data modeling and ETL pipelines
• Experience with large-scale, data-intensive platforms