Java Developer

Wisetek Providers INC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Wisetek Providers INC is seeking a software engineer to work on-site in Washington, DC, full-time for a 15-month project. The role emphasizes heavy Java development and backend work with significant troubleshooting and maintenance across the SDLC.

You will interact with users to resolve issues, participate in on-call rotations, and support CI/CD processes. The candidate should have strong Java experience, Python scripting abilities, and familiarity with Jenkins, AWS, and Gen AI tools.

Qualifications

• Must have experience troubleshooting and enhancing code in Java and Python.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Jenkins.
• Exposure to Gen AI tools (Kiro, Amazon Queue) and JDK migrations.

Responsibilities

• Perform heavy Java development and backend work.
• Troubleshoot, fix, and enhance existing codebases.
• Migrate JDK from 8 to 21 and manage the deployment pipeline.
• Support 30% new development, 20% enhancements, 30–40% troubleshooting.

Skills

Java Development

Python scripting

Shell scripting

CI/CD

DevOps

Gen AI tools

JDK migration

Troubleshooting

Tools

Jenkins

AWS

Kiro

Amazon Queue

Job description

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Job description

Location: Full-time on-site M-F in Washington DC

Project duration: 15 months

Must Have Qualifications: The candidate must be familiar with troubleshooting and enhancing code using Java, Python, scripting, and DevOps. Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and Gen AI tools such as Kiro and Amazon Queue, as well as experience with Jenkins, is also required

Schedule: Standard on-call rotation, with one shift/weekend every 4-5 weeks

Interview Information: Must-Have Qualifications: The candidate must be familiar with troubleshooting and improving

Rounds: 2 Rounds

Duration: 30 minutes | 60 minutes

Interview Type:1st round MS Teams - Video Mandatory | 2nd round In Person

Skills

• Java Development, Python or Shell scripting, understanding the entire software development lifecycle pipeline, testing experience and ability to work with users for troubleshooting issues.
• This role would be 30% new development, 20% enhancement, 30 - 40% troubleshooting, and the rest would cover miscellaneous tasks.
• This role primarily requires Java development experience and backend work.
• Python scripting experience is a plus.

Production support

• If there is an issue with their code, the candidate must investigate it. They must be able to fix that issue. Able to enhance that code.
• We need to upgrade from JDK 8 to JDK 21.
• Experience with Gen AI tools such as Kiro and Amazon Queue is a plus. Familiarity with these tools would be a plus.
• Heavy Java programming. We need someone who can help resolve Java issues and do JDK migration.
• The pipeline is already in place. The candidate should be able to use the pipeline and assist with any troubleshooting issues.
• Intermediate experience with Jenkins is required. This includes understanding how Jenkins works, setting up new jobs, and managing the entire pipeline.
• Experience with AWS is a nice-to-have.