Java Tech Lead – Onsite in Reading, PA

NextPath Career Partners; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

NextPath Workforce Solutions is seeking a Java Technical Lead to join our client’s team in Reading, PA. This onsite contract-to-hire role leads medium to large Java projects, shapes technical design, and drives delivery across front-end and back-end components.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with UX/UI teams, optimize backend systems and relational schemas, review code, and promote best practices. The position emphasizes hands-on coding, architecture oversight, and a strong focus on

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of full stack Java software development experience with modern frameworks and languages (React, Angular, jQuery, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Spring/Spring-MVC, myBatis, RESTful APIs)
• Experience leading medium to large digital projects in an Agile environment
• Strong understanding of software design principles, patterns, and architecture
• Expert knowledge of relational database design, implementation, and complex SQL queries
• Strong soft skills, including mentoring abilities

Responsibilities

• Lead development on medium to large projects, ensuring scalable and maintainable solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical designs
• Develop and optimize backend systems and relational database schemas
• Contribute to frontend design with UX/UI teams to ensure a seamless user experience
• Write clean, well-documented, and maintainable code
• Review code and mentor junior and offshore engineers
• Participate in design reviews, quality assurance, security, and deployment processes
• Create automated tests, leverage CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshoot production issues
• Document systems and architecture details to facilitate knowledge sharing
• Support hiring processes by evaluating and interviewing candidates
• Research and adopt emerging tools and frameworks to improve development practices
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, maintaining effective collaboration within teams

Skills

Java

Full stack development

React

Angular

jQuery

HTML/CSS/JavaScript

Spring/Spring-MVC

MyBatis

RESTful APIs

Mentoring

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

NextPath Workforce Solutions is seeking a Java Technical Lead to join our client’s team in Reading, PA. This onsite contract-to-hire role leads medium to large Java projects, shapes technical design, and drives delivery across front-end and back-end components.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with UX/UI teams, optimize backend systems and relational schemas, review code, and promote best practices. The position emphasizes hands-on coding, architecture oversight, and a strong focus on