Java Full Stack Developer

Stradit LLC; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Stradit LLC in Jersey City, NJ is seeking a senior full-stack developer to own end-to-end delivery of features from refinement through production support.

The role emphasizes strong Java/Spring Boot backend, React or Angular frontend, and building robust microservices with Kafka, OpenShift/Kubernetes, and CI/CD. Candidates must be legally eligible to work in the United States on a W2 basis.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of hands-on full-stack development experience.
• Owns design and delivery of stories end-to-end, from refinement through production support.
• Acts as a go-to engineer within the squad.
• AI tool exposure like Kiro, Amazon Q is a plus but not required.
• Visa independent candidates only; Tax terms - W2 only.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end design and delivery of features from refinement to production support.
• Serve as the go-to engineer within the squad for frontend and backend challenges.
• Develop maintainable, modular UI components and integrate with backend APIs.
• Design and implement production-grade REST APIs and microservices with robust logging and monitoring.

Skills

Full-stack development

Java

Spring Boot

React

Angular

Microservices

Kafka

OpenShift

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Unit testing

Security & compliance

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

Kubernetes

Job description

Overall Experience & Ownership

• Typically5–8 years ofhands‑onfull‑stackdevelopment experience.
• Worksindependently on complex features, with minimalday‑to‑dayhand‑holding.
• Owns design and delivery of storiesend‑to‑end, from refinement through production support.
• Acts as ago‑toengineer within thesquad, butis not yet an enterprise or architectural authority.
• AI tool exposure likeKiro,Amazon Qis a plus but notrequired.

VISA INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES ONLY

Tax terms - W2 only

Technical Expectations

Frontend Development

• Strong working experience withAngular or React.
• Develops maintainable, modular UI components and integrates them with backend APIs.
• Understandsstate management, routing, performance considerations, and error handling.
• Awareness ofaccessibility and usability standardsexpected in enterprise applications.
• Any exposure to MFE (Micro Front end) is a plus

Backend Development (Strong Focus)

• StrongproficiencyinJava and Spring Boot.
• Designs and implementsproduction‑gradeREST APIsfollowing DTCC standards.
• Solid understanding ofmicroservices architecture:
• Service boundaries
• Configuration management
• Inter‑servicecommunication
• Error handling and resiliency
• Working experience withKafka or equivalent messaging systems:
• Producers/consumers
• Topic usage
• Message versioning awareness
• Applieslogging, monitoring, and exception strategieessuitable for regulated environments.

Database & SQL

• Strong SQLproficiency:
• Complex joins
• Subqueries
• Aggregations
• Can diagnose and fix basic query ordata‑relatedperformance issues.

Cloud, Platform & DevOps

• Working knowledge of:
• Docker
• OpenShift / Kubernetesconcepts
• UnderstandsCI/CD pipelines and can troubleshoot build ordeploymentfailures.
• Not responsible for platformstrategy, butexpected to beplatform‑awareandself‑sufficient.

Quality, Security & Compliance

• Writesunit andcomponenttestsas part of normal development.
• Participates in code reviews with a strong quality mindset.
• Understands secure coding principles and follows DTCC security standards.
• Aware of audit, compliance, and resilience expectations in afinancial‑servicesenvironment.

Interview & Hiring Expectations (Key Differentiator)