Java Technical Lead (Cards & Payments) at NationsBenefits, LLC
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Jul 2, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on engineering lead role responsible for architecting and delivering Java-based microservices for a FinTech platform in the insurance benefits space. The position combines team management — hiring, mentoring, and performance oversight — with deep technical work across Spring Boot, cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), containerization, and high-volume data processing. Suits a seasoned Java engineer with prior leadership experience in regulated, high-throughput environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · National · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584).
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Role is located in Hyderabad, India — the US-based flag is set to false; US compensation benchmarks do not apply.
The title reads 'Lead Java Engineer' but the body consistently frames this as a 'Senior Java Engineering Lead' with explicit people-management duties (recruiting, performance reviews, one-on-ones, team building), making 11-3021 (Computer and Information Systems Managers) the primary classification. However, the role is also described as heavily hands-on (coding, architecture, code reviews), so 15-1252 (Software Developers) is a genuine runner-up.
The title says 'Lead' with no explicit seniority level word, but the body repeatedly uses 'Senior' to describe the role — advertised seniority is set to Senior accordingly.
10+ years of Java development experience is stated in the Requirements section; the 3+ years of leadership experience is a separate gate but is captured in the overall years minimum as the higher overall bar (10 years).
Jenkins and Kubernetes appear in both the Requirements section (version control/CI/CD list) and the Preferred Qualifications section. Their presence in the hard Requirements block makes them required gates.
Lombok, DataDog, Prometheus, and OpenTelemetry appear only in narrative/responsibilities sections, not in the formal Requirements block — treated as preferred context.
Kafka and Hadoop appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' (Big Data & Messaging Systems) — treated as preferred.
React/Angular appear under 'Preferred Qualifications' (Full-Stack Exposure) — treated as preferred.
No compensation range is provided in the posting.
This role's work location reads as outside the US — the candidate pool, comp, and contention benchmarks here are US-only (BLS employment, Adzuna/USAJOBS demand, and certified H-1B wages), so treat them as a rough US reference, not a local market.
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