Lead Consultant | Java | Core Java

Vendor Rate: *** USD/hr – Minimum 8 years of experience required. Visa-independent candidates only. Onsite in Chicago, IL; relocation candidates considered. No in-person interview; Skype/WebEx acceptable.

About the role

Develop full-stack applications using ReactJS and Java (Spring Boot / Spring Cloud). Design and build REST APIs and microservices, implement event-driven solutions with Kafka and JMS, and work with JPA/Hibernate for data persistence. Develop high-performance, multi-threaded applications, deploy and manage on Azure, apply TDD practices, and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Collaborate with multiple clients and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop full stack applications using ReactJS and Java (Spring Boot / Spring Cloud)
• Design and build REST APIs and microservices
• Implement event-driven solutions using Kafka and JMS
• Work with JPA/Hibernate for data persistence
• Develop high-performance, multi-threaded applications
• Deploy and manage applications on Azure
• Apply TDD practices and maintain high code quality
• Build and support CI/CD pipelines
• Collaborate with multiple clients and cross-functional teams

Skills

• Frontend: ReactJS, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML/CSS
• Backend: Java 8 & 21, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud
• Data: JPA, Hibernate, SQL
• Messaging: Kafka, JMS
• Concurrency: Multi-threading, performance tuning
• Cloud/DevOps: Azure deployments, CI/CD (Azure DevOps/Jenkins)
• Testing: TDD, JUnit, Mockito