Java Developer

About the Role

Location: Oakland, CA (Onsite with hybrid mode flexibility). Duration: 1 Year.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support enterprise applications using Java and Microservices Architecture.
• Independently design and develop enterprise-grade solutions, contribute to modernization initiatives, and drive continuous improvements in performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Support and troubleshoot production systems.
• Apply business plans to develop IT business cases; anticipate problems, resistance, or objections and take action to resolve them.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications using Java and Microservices Architecture.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of education or degree.
• Strong expertise in Core Java (Java 17+), including Object-Oriented Programming, Collections Framework, Multithreading and Concurrency, Exception Handling, and JVM Performance Tuning.
• Extensive experience developing Spring Boot Microservices.
• Hands-on experience with REST APIs and Microservices Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases and data modeling, including database schema design, tables, indexes, views, stored procedures, SQL performance tuning, and query optimization.
• Strong written, verbal, communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and DevOps practices.
• Experience designing and developing highly scalable and secure applications and products.
• Experience developing and deploying applications on Microsoft Azure.

Skills

• Java
• Spring Boot Microservices
• RESTful APIs
• Event-driven integrations
• SDLC
• Agile methodologies
• Microsoft Azure cloud services
• Azure Service Bus, Event Grid, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Application Insights, Azure DevOps (plus)
• Docker, Kubernetes, containerized deployments (plus)
• Event-driven architectures, messaging technologies, CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) (plus)
• Healthcare, insurance, or other highly regulated enterprise environments (plus)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills