Senior Java Developer

Senior Java Developer

Location: Newark, Delaware (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

This role is for a Senior Java Developer who will provide technical leadership, direction, and oversight to development teams. The position involves leading the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of complex enterprise applications. The role requires collaboration with business and technology stakeholders to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership in the delivery of scalable, high-quality technology solutions.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of complex enterprise applications.
• Establish technical architecture and design standards.
• Guide development teams through the software development lifecycle.
• Review code quality and ensure adherence to engineering best practices and security standards.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to create technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in developing high-volume, enterprise-scale applications with Core Java and J2EE.
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) principles and Java design patterns.
• Expertise with the Spring Framework, including Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Integration, and Spring Data JPA.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful web services with a strong understanding of REST/JSON standards.
• Familiarity with SOAP web services.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk and Dynatrace.
• Proficiency with Git, Maven, and JUnit.
• Experience using GitHub Copilot to accelerate Java application development, including code generation, refactoring, and unit test creation.
• Ability to validate AI-generated code for correctness, performance, and security.

Preferred Qualifications

• Full-stack development experience.
• Experience supporting cloud-native or containerized applications.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience with modern observability and site reliability engineering practices.

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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