Java Backend Developer

Highbrow LLC; Mount Laurel Township (NJ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in New Jersey is seeking an experienced Java Backend Developer to design and develop high-quality solutions. The role includes responsibilities such as writing software, collaborating with various stakeholders, and ensuring project standards. Ideal candidates will have 5-8 years experience in Java and familiarity with Spring Boot, microservices, and agile methodologies. This position allows for hybrid flexibility with in-office requirements 2-3 times a week.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of relevant experience in software development.
• Experience with developing Web Services (HTTP, XML, REST, SOAP).
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Develop and document detailed solution designs within SDS.
• Lead the creation of solution options and coordinate stakeholders.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality and standards.

Skills

Strong coding capabilities in Java

Experience with Spring Boot 2.5+ / Spring framework

Consuming and Creating Restful services and Micro services

Good skills in GIT

Skills in Databases (MySQL)

Education

Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

JBoss application server

WebSphere or Tomcat

Jenkins

Job description

Job Title: Java Backend Developer

Job Location: Mt. Laurel, NJ (hybrid – in office 2-3x/week)

US Permanent Eligibility to Work Required

Responsibilities

Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design within SDS and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture

May also be accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding

Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives

Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan working with relevant team members / stakeholders

Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards)

Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems

Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed

Work with the Technology Project Manager, Business Analysts / Systems Analysts, and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application

Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity – including development of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost, etc.

Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards

Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience

Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting review signoffs for solution design

Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement

Identify and address application and data issues and cross‑capability and cross‑release issues that affect application integrity

Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders

Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading edge technologies, emerging trends / developments and grow expertise of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques

Prioritize and manage own workload to deliver quality results and meet timelines

Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest

Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team

Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers

Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units

Performs complex to difficult technical tasks independently

Advanced knowledge of the business, technical environment, processes, tools, various and multiple programming languages, operating systems, solutions design, and other relevant technology areas

Subject matter expert in at least one area of discipline and consults with clients / or project teams on all aspects of research, analysis, design, hardware / software support, development of technical solutions and/or testing

Works independently as the senior developer on a diverse range of activities and provides technical guidance to others to help resolve issues within area of expertise

Leads the development of detailed, complex and/or comprehensive project plans and understands impact/risk of integrating third party solutions

Required Skills

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate in Computer Science or an equivalent field
• 5-8 years of relevant experience with strong coding capabilities in Java
• Spring Boot 2.5+ / Spring framework (for dependency injection and we also use Spring-WS to call SOAP)
• Consuming and Creating Restful services and Micro services
• JBoss application server experience. Alternatively, skills in WebSphere, or Tomcat accepted.
• Good skills in GIT, Jenkins
• Skill in Databases (MySQL)
• Development (J2EE and Web Services)
• Good experience developing Web Services (HTTP, XML, REST, SOAP, WSDL, UDDI)
• Jira and confluence

Desired Skills

• Working experience in Enterprise/ Financial Industry. Knowledge of bank and technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications) is an asset
• JSSE (for all kinds of encryption like SSO).
• Maven
• Scripting (Java script, XSLT, ANT).
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe, etc.).