Senior Java Developer

Senior Java Developer

Location: Seattle, Washington (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Contract Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

As a Lead Software Engineer, you will work closely with business lines and architects to provide implementation solutions for various software applications. This role is involved in every release, project, and phase of the SDLC, including Analysis, Technical Design, Development, Testing, and Deployment. The position entails supervising and developing software to ensure the successful delivery of initiatives for specific applications or application groups.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops, enhances, tests, supports, maintains, and debugs software applications that support business units or support functions.
• Serves as a senior member of the technical team, responsible for assisting senior business leaders and management.
• May provide strategic technical direction and system architecture for individual initiatives.
• Utilizes in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations.
• Leads or has responsibility for the estimation of effort for software applications for one or more programmers.
• Coordinates collaboration with external programming teams to deliver software on time and within budget.
• Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
• Creates prototypes to validate design concepts.
• Prepares UML diagrams to describe the current and future state of applications.

Required Qualifications

• Over 10 years of hands-on experience developing mission-critical, large-scale, high-volume enterprise and distributed applications using Java/J2EE.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented design and programming skills with Java.
• Experience with Java development of RESTful Services using the Spring Framework, Spring Boot, and SOAP Webservices.
• Experience with Apache Kafka for online data publishing and consuming.
• Experience with JUnit test case development, performance testing, optimization, and code analysis.
• Experience using Relational Oracle SQL/PLSQL and NoSQL distributed Cassandra DB technologies.
• Experience using development tools such as Eclipse/IntelliJ IDEs, Maven, GIT, Bitbucket, CI/CD pipelines, Splunk, and SOAP UI.
• Experience building high-volume, scalable, available, and distributed technologies.
• Experience with standard development design patterns (Creational, Behavioral, and JEE).
• Experience handling cross-functional issues by coordinating with distributed development teams.
• Experience with development models such as Agile and SDLC, and knowledge of test-driven development.
• Must be able to handle multiple tasks and adapt to a constantly changing environment.

Technical Skills

• Core JavaSOAP/REST WebservicesOracle SQL / PLSQLSpring FrameworkSQL

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AI-enabled development tools is preferred.
• Familiarity with tools that assist with code development, code analysis, productivity, and software engineering workflows would be beneficial.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

Accommodations

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