Application Developer

Endava; Colorado; On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Endava is seeking a senior engineering leader to define engineering standards, architect solutions, and mentor teams. This onsite Denver role involves guiding complex integrations, overseeing delivery, and maintaining hands-on coding alongside leadership responsibilities within an Agile environment.

You will collaborate with product owners, engineers, QA, and offshore teams to ensure scalable architecture and reliable applications across the cloud, microservices, and AI-enabled platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Java/Spring Boot development and design.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level technical oversight and strategy.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

CI/CD

Cloud architecture

AI/Vertex AI

Leadership

Tools

Terraform

Helm

Kubernetes

Job description

Define engineering standards, create architectural project blueprints, and ensure organizational best practices are followed across development teams.

Design, develop, implement, and support clinical system applications. Need to have hands on coding experience.

Mentor and guide engineer team leads, providing high-level technical oversight and strategy

Lead complex external integrations with other technical teams and third-party systems.

Review requirements and data models, then translate them into reliable applications and scalable technical architecture - Collaborate with other engineers on an Agile team to deliver code on an ongoing basis.

Conduct design and code reviews with the extended team to ensure solutions meet established standards.

Track, troubleshoot, and resolve software defects - Complete additional tasks necessary to support project deliverables and ongoing application support Agile Delivery and Project Execution.

Work closely with business product owners on an Agile team to understand requirements, provide feedback, and request clarification as needed.

Partner with the Team Lead, Project Manager, and Architect on planning, estimation, documentation, and status reporting.

Adhere to project schedules and proactively resolve or elevate issues to management - Adapt to and contribute in a fast-paced Agile application development environment.

Understand and apply SAFe Agile and Continuous Discovery Delivery practices.

Support test execution, including system-level and integration testing.

Work with QA and configuration management teams on code builds, releases, test case design, and defect resolution.

Apply unit testing frameworks and software debugging practices to improve product quality.

Promote software craftsmanship and Agile best practices across the development lifecycle.

Required:

• Onsite in Denver, CO three days a month
• Experience with Google ADK, GCP cloud services, including Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL, Cloud Storage, Cloud Pub/Sub, Cloud Datastore, Cloud Memorystore, and Cloud Firestore.
• Development experience with Java and Spring Boot (Angular experience is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with platform and infrastructure tools such as Terraform and Helm.
• Strong hands-on DevOps experience, including CI/CD pipeline development, build and release automation, deployment practices, operational support for cloud based applications, and advancing Google Cloud Platform maturity across different supported applications.
• Familiarity with microservice architecture principles; system architecture experience is a plus Application Development.
• Development experience with Java and Spring Boot (Angular experience is a plus).
• Professional development experience with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Object-oriented design and development experience.
• Understanding of software design patterns.
• Ability to remain hands-on with coding while also providing technical guidance to development teams AI and Automation.
• AI experience, including knowledge of building AI agents using Gemini or Vertex AI, is preferred.
• Experience building AI automation or automation within a CI/CD portfolio Leadership, Collaboration, and Communication.
• Provide strategic technical guidance, mentor engineer team leads, and oversee solution delivery while maintaining technical hands-on expertise.
• Work effectively across a broader portfolio, including development teams, product stakeholders, QA, configuration management, architecture, and project leadership.
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work well under pressure and maintain delivery focus in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate effectively with offshore teams when needed.
• Demonstrate experience bringing multiple products to market.

Desired:

• 10+ years of experience leading technical teams or driving platform architecture.
• Healthcare experience.
• Experience working with offshore teams.
• System architecture experience.
• Experience with Gemini or Vertex AI for AI agent development.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Additional Employee Requirements

• Participation in both internal meetings and external meetings via video calls, as necessary.
• Ability to go into corporate or client offices to work onsite, as necessary.
• Prolonged periods of remaining stationary at a desk and working on a computer, as necessary.
• Ability to bend, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead, as necessary.
• Hand-eye coordination necessary to operate computers and various pieces of office equipment, as necessary.
• Vision abilities including close vision, toleration of fluorescent lighting, and adjusting focus, as necessary.
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, ability to lift 25 lbs, as necessary.
• For positions that require business travel and/or event attendance, a valid driver's license and acceptable driving record are required, as driving is an essential job function.
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