Senior Java Developer

Purpose

MGIC is looking for a Senior Application Developer. In this role, you will be responsible for planning, developing, modifying, and implementing short- and long-term solutions to new and existing applications. The role includes product support (e.g., Tier 2 support, ad hoc business requests, security remediation, and small iterative enhancements to legacy systems), as well as delivery of new features and project-based work, including migrating legacy applications to modern infrastructure.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Keep applications and related systems running smoothly day to day; respond to production issues, troubleshoot incidents, and drive improvements across systems and interfaces.
• Partner with the business to understand processes and goals; translate needs into practical technical solutions.
• Research options, evaluate complexity and feasibility, and recommend the best approach.
• Contribute to technical planning by defining tasks, estimates, timelines, and dependencies.
• Deliver assigned project work on time and with high quality; communicate status, risks, and deliverables to the team and leadership.
• Follow SDLC and change management practices; adhere to established coding standards and development processes.
• Build high-quality, secure, scalable, and maintainable software aligned with MGIC coding standards.
• Modernize and upgrade codebases to supported versions to improve security, stability, and long-term supportability.
• Participate in peer code reviews to improve quality and share technical knowledge.
• Help advance continuous testing practices and secure coding standards.
• Mentor and support junior team members as needed.
• Maintain and grow technical skills through continuous learning and hands-on problem solving.
• Participate in an on-call rotation as needed; occasional off-hours work may be required.

Education and Experience

• Completion of Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science or Information Systems preferred but not required.
• Between 2 and 5 years of experience using Java.
• Working knowledge of Spring, Hibernate, API development, web-enabled applications, and relational databases.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills (upward, lateral and downward).
• Eye on continuous improvement.
• Forward thinking on long-term vision/goals.
• Experience with Service Now ticketing & JIRA.
• Experience with COBOL, Angular & Outsystem, a plus.

Pay Range

The pay range for this role is $105,590.00 - $179,510.00. Salary offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, education, and training. The range may vary in certain locations to reflect local market conditions. It is not typical to initiate pay at the top of the range to account for internal equity and allow for future and continued salary growth.