Senior Java Software Engineer

Location: Remote (U.S. Based)
Terms: 6-month contract to hire
All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future.

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Developer to design, develop, and support modern enterprise applications that drive business growth initiatives. This role requires strong experience building cloud-native applications, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and modern user interfaces while collaborating across business and technical teams. This is new development with a focus on back end and middleware to connect existing legacy systems to new systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, testing, integration, and support of enterprise applications and services.
• Build scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, and React.
• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Develop and support event-driven solutions and messaging integrations.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, and external vendors to deliver technology solutions.
• Evaluate technical approaches and recommend scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Build and maintain automated testing frameworks and quality processes.
• Optimize application performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and DevOps best practices.
• Mentor team members and contribute to engineering standards and best practices.
• Leverage AI-assisted and agentic development tools to improve software delivery.

Requirements

• Java (11-21)
• Spring Boot
• REST API development
• Microservices architecture
• AWS cloud services
• Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture
• MongoDB or similar NoSQL database
• Docker/Kubernetes in cloud environments
• CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with AI agentic software development tools and practices

Nice to have

• Gradle/Groovy
• React (17-19)
• MuleSoft or API Gateway

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience in enterprise environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from a U.S.-based accredited university.
• Experience working with large insurance companies.