Java Developer with Eclipse RCP

Lorven Technologies Inc.; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A software development company in Texas seeks a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in Java thick-client desktop applications. The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in OSGi, multithreaded UI development, and performance optimization. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 10 years of software engineering experience are required. Familiarity with applied mathematics and geology is a plus.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 7+ years building Java thick-client desktop applications.
• Expertise in OSGi with experience in bundles and lifecycle.

Skills

Java thick-client desktop applications

OSGi

SWT/JFace

Core Java (Java 8+)

Multithreaded UI experience

Performance & scalability

Applied mathematics

Geology/Geoscience domain experience

Education

BS in Computer Science or related

Tools

Eclipse RCP

Job description

• BS in Computer Science (or related) and 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 7+ years building Java thick‑client desktop applications with Eclipse RCP:
• Plugins/features/products, extension points, p2, perspectives/views/editors, Commands/Handlers/Contexts.
• Expertise in OSGi:
• Bundles, lifecycle, services, dependency injection/management, service tracking, modular isolation.
• Strong SWT/JFace:
• Layouts, events, custom widgets/controls, JFace viewers (Table/Tree), dialogs, wizards, actions.
• Advanced Core Java (Java 8+):
• Concurrency (threads, executors, futures, synchronization), collections, generics, streams, and design patterns (Factory, Strategy, Observer, Command, etc.).
• Proven multithreaded UI experience:
• Delivering long‑running computations without UI freezes; correct use of the SWT single‑threaded model and UI thread marshaling.
• Performance & scalability:
• Background jobs, cancellation, progress UI, memory/performance profiling, large dataset handling/virtualization.
• Applied mathematics for scientific applications:
• Calculus (including derivatives), geometry, statistical regression/line fitting, numerical methods; comfort validating algorithmic correctness and precision.
• Geology/Geoscience domain experience (or demonstrable experience rapidly acquiring complex scientific domains).
• Event tracing across OSGi/Eclipse contexts, thread dumps, heap/CPU profiling, logging frameworks.