Java Developer

Java Developer

Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Onsite)

Role Overview

This role is responsible for hands-on application development to support current and target processes. The selected candidate will partner with multiple technology teams to implement the target architecture and support migration to a strategic platform. This position requires strong technical skills in Java development and big data technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform end-to-end Java application development.
• Utilize multi-threading, collections API, and JDBC for robust application design.
• Implement frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, JPA, and Hibernate.
• Design and optimize data pipelines and queries for performance and scalability.
• Discover, ingest, and manage new data sources, including real-time, streaming, and batch data.
• Load and manage large datasets within a Hadoop environment and compute complex logic on Spark platforms.
• Conduct performance profiling to identify and implement performance improvements and memory optimizations.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to other members of the data engineering team.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a quantitative discipline is required.

Experience: A minimum of nine years of experience in end-to-end Java application development is required. Experience with data-intensive applications and software development in an Agile environment is necessary.

Technical Skills:

• Core Java, including multi-threading, collections API, and JDBC.
• Frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, JPA, and Hibernate.
• SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Big data technologies including Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Apache Hive, or Apache Flink.
• Java UI technologies such as HTML5, Angular JS, Backbone JS, or Bootstrap.
• Knowledge of Java profiling tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in enterprise stress testing.
• Knowledge of risk domains (credit, operational, and market).
• Familiarity with cloud computing or distributed computing.
• Experience working within a Hadoop or other big data distributed ecosystem.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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