Java Developer / Microservices

Position: Java Developer / Microservices

Location: Alpharetta, GA / Oakland, CA / Rancho Cordova, CA***Onsite***

Duration: 1 Year

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring Boot Microservices, and database development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting scalable, high-performance enterprise applications. Experience with Azure Cloud technologies is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable applications using Core Java and Spring Boot Microservices.

Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems.

Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Participate in architecture, design reviews, and code reviews.

Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and production issues.

Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, DevOps, and QA teams.

Follow Agile development methodologies and engineering best practices.

Contribute to CI/CD implementation and application modernization initiatives.

Required Experience

7+ years of experience in Java application development.

Strong expertise in designing and developing enterprise-grade applications using Java technologies.

Proven experience building cloud-ready, distributed systems and microservices.

Required Technical Skills

Core Java

Strong understanding of Java fundamentals, OOP concepts, Collections, Multithreading, Concurrency, Exception Handling, JVM, and Performance Tuning.

Experience with Java 8+ features including Streams, Lambda Expressions, and Functional Programming.

Spring Ecosystem

Hands-on expertise with:

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Data JPA/Hibernate

Spring Security

Spring Cloud

Microservices

Design and development of Microservices-based architectures.

REST API design and implementation.

Service communication patterns, resiliency, fault tolerance, and distributed system concepts.

Databases

Strong experience with:

Oracle

SQL Server

Expertise in:

SQL

Schema design

Query optimization

Stored procedures

Performance tuning

DevOps & Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Jenkins

SonarQube

CI/CD pipelines

Docker and Kubernetes (preferred)

Preferred Skills

Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus.

Exposure to API Gateway and event-driven architectures.

Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms.

Knowledge of security best practices and OAuth/JWT authentication.

Azure Cloud (Nice to Have)

Exposure to:

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Functions

Azure Service Bus

Azure App Services

Azure DevOps

Azure Key Vault

Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on Azure is a plus.