Description
Summary:
Lead a nearshore Java Full Stack team to build and support commerce backend services and AI-driven checkout capabilities, ensuring secure and scalable experiences.
Highlights:
1. Shape secure, scalable checkout experiences with AI-driven capabilities
2. Lead design and delivery of critical commerce backend services
3. Collaborate with global teams on international projects
We are seeking a nearshore **Java Full Stack Engineering Manager** to build and support commerce backend services and AI\-driven/agentic checkout capabilities. You will lead delivery across Java/Spring Boot services and React UI components while ensuring reliability and compliance—apply to help shape secure, scalable checkout experiences.
**Responsibilities**
* Lead design and delivery of backend services for payment, loyalty, promotions, and other commerce systems
* Build and maintain Java/Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs that support checkout workflows
* Enable AI\-driven and agentic checkout flows with validations, guardrails, and backend integrations
* Develop and support ReactJS front\-end components needed for checkout experiences
* Ensure scalability, reliability, security, and compliance across services and integrations
* Coordinate technical decisions, code quality practices, and delivery standards across the team
* Collaborate with stakeholders during US Pacific Time overlap to plan, execute, and troubleshoot delivery
**Requirements**
* 7\+ years backend development experience with Java and Spring Boot
* 7\+ years experience building REST APIs and microservices
* Practical production experience with Anthropic Claude Code
* Lead\-level technical leadership experience guiding engineering delivery
* Commerce domain experience supporting payments, loyalty, and promotions
* Cloud platform experience with GCP and/or Azure
* Strong problem\-solving skills and willingness to learn new tools and patterns
* Strong collaboration skills working across backend and frontend needs
* US Pacific Time overlap availability until at least 4pm PST
* Upper\-Intermediate English proficiency (B2, Upper\-Intermediate)
**Nice to have**
* CCA\-F certification
* Apigee experience
* JavaScript backend platform experience
* ReactJS expertise
**We offer**
* International projects with top brands
* Work with global teams of highly skilled, diverse peers
* Healthcare benefits
* Employee financial programs
* Paid time off and sick leave
* Upskilling, reskilling and certification courses
* Unlimited access to the LinkedIn Learning library and 22,000\+ courses
* Global career opportunities
* Volunteer and community involvement opportunities
* EPAM Employee Groups
* Award\-winning culture recognized by Glassdoor, Newsweek and LinkedIn