Java Full-Stack Engineer - React + AWS Microservices

Spectraforce; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce is seeking a versatile software engineer in Newark, NJ, to design and implement scalable UIs with React.js and robust backend services in Java Spring Boot. The role emphasizes RESTful and GraphQL APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments on AWS.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Docker, AWS ECS/EKS, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure concepts such as VPC, IAM, and auto scaling. Strong knowledge of databases and monitoring tools like CloudWatch is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience building responsive UIs with React.js (hooks, state management).
• Backend development with Java Spring Boot and RESTful/microservices designs.
• Experience designing REST/GraphQL APIs and microservices architectures.
• Hands-on AWS cloud services (EC2, S3, API Gateway, Lambda).
• Docker and deployment to AWS ECS or EKS; CI/CD in AWS environments.
• Understanding of VPC, IAM, load balancing, auto scaling; databases (PostgreSQL/MongoDB/NoSQL); CloudWatch.
• Experience monitoring and logging in cloud environments.

Skills

React.js

Java Spring Boot

RESTful/Microservices

Microservices architecture

GraphQL

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud infrastructure concepts

PostgreSQL/MongoDB/NoSQL

CloudWatch monitoring

Tools

AWS Cloud

Docker

AWS ECS

AWS EKS

API Gateway

Lambda

VPC/IAM/Load Balancing/Auto Scaling

Job description

Spectraforce is seeking a versatile software engineer in Newark, NJ, to design and implement scalable UIs with React.js and robust backend services in Java Spring Boot. The role emphasizes RESTful and GraphQL APIs, microservices, and cloud deployments on AWS.

Ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with Docker, AWS ECS/EKS, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud infrastructure concepts such as VPC, IAM, and auto scaling. Strong knowledge of databases and monitoring tools like CloudWatch is preferred.