Application Developer

About the role

Founded in 2001, Optima Global Solutions Inc. brings over two decades of experience and expertise in facilitating IT transformation across industries such as higher education, government, manufacturing, and financial services. The company specializes in Automation and AI, Strategic Staffing, and Custom Solutions Development, focusing on the core pillars of process, people, strategy, and transformation. The Application Developer I role involves designing, developing, and maintaining full‑stack enterprise applications using Java, Spring Framework, Hibernate, and React.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement RESTful APIs and microservices for scalable system integrations.
• Deploy and manage applications on Apache Tomcat and cloud environments.
• Build containerized applications using Docker and support CI/CD pipelines using GitHub.
• Develop and optimize PL/SQL procedures, functions, and database queries in Oracle.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including product owners, architects, QA, and DevOps.
• Write automation and scripting solutions for building, deploying, and operational tasks.
• Participate in code reviews, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and production support.

Requirements

• 5+ years of Java development experience.
• Backend: Java, Spring Framework (Spring Boot, Spring MVC), Hibernate.
• Frontend: React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS.
• Database: Oracle, PL/SQL.
• Application Server: Apache Tomcat.
• Integration: REST APIs, JSON, Web Services.
• DevOps: Docker, GitHub, CI/CD pipelines.
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Scripting: Shell scripting, Python, automation scripting.
• AI: Familiarity with Claude or similar AI tools.

Qualifications

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Experience with performance tuning and scalable architecture.

Schedule

• Contract term: 12 months.
• Remote work is allowed.