Senior Java Developer

Senior Java Developer

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

This role is responsible for providing senior-level Java development, technical direction, and oversight to a team delivering technology solutions. Key responsibilities include overseeing the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex computer programs, aligning technical solutions with business objectives, and ensuring coding practices comply with software development standards. Qualified candidates will have experience through multiple software implementations and have developed depth and breadth in several technical competencies.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and oversight for the design, implementation, and maintenance of complex computer programs.
• Align technical solutions to business objectives.
• Ensure coding practices and quality comply with software development standards.
• Develop solutions for high-volume applications using server-side frameworks.
• Build and maintain RESTful web services.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback for improvements.
• Contribute improvement ideas to the team and assist in driving their implementation.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.
• Experience with the Spring Framework, including Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Integration, Spring MVC, and Spring Data JPA.
• A good understanding of SOAP web services and related standards like REST/JSON.
• Experience building RESTful web services.
• Working knowledge of front-end technologies such as handlebars, foundation, and reactJS.
• Proficiency with XML and JSON binding libraries (e.g., JAXB, Jackson, Gson).
• Experience with unit testing using JUnit.
• Familiarity with GIT, Maven, Nexus, and an IDE such as Eclipse.
• Experience with GIT distributed version control, including branching/merge strategies and Bitbucket.
• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Familiarity with MQ systems such as WebSphere MQ or ActiveMQ.
• Experience in performance tuning with a good understanding of JVM internals.
• Experience with Groovy.
• Proficiency in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts and Java design patterns.
• Experience in distributed system development using Java/J2EE/Web Technologies.
• Basic knowledge of AI agents and using AI for code reviews and writing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master's Degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Exposure to Agile methodologies.
• Ability to communicate complex technology solutions to diverse technical, business, and management teams.
• Good interpersonal communication skills for technical and business conversations.
• Analytical skills to break down requirements and solve complex problems.

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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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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