Java Engineer

Life in Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Pittsburgh Tomorrow in Pittsburgh, PA is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to design, build, and maintain RESTful services inside a microservices architecture. You will work with Java and Spring Boot to deliver scalable APIs and contribute to evolving build and deployment pipelines.

The role requires hands-on API and backend development, strong debugging skills, and experience with CI/CD tools (Git, Jenkins, UDeploy) and container platforms (OpenShift/Kubernetes).

Qualifications

• Experience designing RESTful APIs with Java/Spring Boot.
• Hands-on with microservices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with container platforms OpenShift or Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and maintain microservices-based components and integrations.
• Implement build and dependency management with Gradle.
• Support CI/CD workflows with Git, Jenkins, and UDeploy.
• Create and maintain monitoring dashboards using APM/observability tools.
• Provide production support to ensure stability and compliance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Gradle

Git

CI/CD

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Observability

Tools

Jenkins

UDeploy

Dynatrace

Splunk

Humio

Job description

Senior Java Engineer

Job at a Glance

• Title: Senior Java Engineer
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Dallas, TX / Cleveland, OH
• Contract: W2 only, 6 month contract with potential for extension or conversion to full time

Overview

This role focuses on API development using Java and Spring Boot within a microservices architecture. You will build and maintain services, contribute to build and deployment pipelines, and support monitoring and performance tuning for production systems. Candidates with strong debugging skills and experience in modern platform and CI/CD tooling are encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot
• Build and maintain microservices-based components and integrations
• Implement build and dependency management using Gradle (and/or Maven)
• Support CI/CD workflows using tools such as Git, Jenkins, and UDeploy
• Create and maintain monitoring dashboards using APM/observability tools
• Provide production support to ensure system stability and compliance

Required Skills

• Java
• Spring Boot / Spring Framework
• Microservices architecture
• API development (REST)
• Gradle (build automation)
• Git (source control)
• Jenkins and/or UDeploy (CI/CD)
• OpenShift and/or Kubernetes
• Monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Dynatrace, Splunk, Humio)

Preferred Skills

• Redis
• WebSphere and/or Apache HTTP Server
• APM tooling beyond core monitoring dashboards
• Experience supporting production systems (maintenance and stability focus)

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