Senior Java Developer

Akaasa Technologies; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies is seeking a Senior Java Developer to join our Dallas/Fort Worth team. The role focuses on server-side Java, microservices, and cloud integration within an airline domain environment.

You will collaborate on high-impact backend systems, ensuring performance, security, and observability while mentoring teammates and driving best practices across DevOps, CI/CD, and testing disciplines.

Qualifications

• Must have airline domain experience.
• 7 years Java experience.
• 3 years Airline Application Domain experience.

Responsibilities

• Optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining simplicity.
• Convey ideas clearly verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams.
• Design OO systems and lead implementations of major capabilities.

Skills

Java

Airline domain experience

Strong communication

Tools

Kafka

Spring Boot / Microservices

Azure / AWS Cloud

MongoDB

Kubernetes

Docker

GitHub / Azure DevOps

REST / GraphQL

Job description

Position Title: Senior Java Developer

Location: Must be in Dallas/Fort Worth to work 3 days a week

Project description

The customer is asking for a Senior FullStack Java

Responsibilities

• Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity
• Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams
• Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
• Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and continuous deployment
• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Devotes time to raising the quality and craftsmanship of products and systems
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate
• Designs self-contained systems within a team's domain, and leads implementations of significant capabilities in existing systems
• Coaches team members in the execution of techniques to improve reliability, resiliency, security, and performance
• Decomposes intricate and interconnected designs into implementations that can be effectively built and maintained by less experienced engineers
• Anticipates trouble areas in systems under development and guides the team in instrumentation practices to ensure observability and supportability
• Defines test suites and instrumentation that ensures targets for latency and availability are being consistently met in production
• Leads through example by prioritizing the closure of open vulnerabilities
• Evaluates potential attack surfaces in systems under development, identifies best practices to mitigate, and guides teams in their implementation
• Leads team in the identification of small batches of work to delivery the highest value quickly
• Ensures reuse is a first class consideration in all team implementations and is a passionate advocate for broad reusability
• Formally mentors' teammates and helps guide them to and along needed learning journeys
• Observes their environment and identifies opportunities for introducing new approaches to problems

Skills

Must have

• Airline domain experience
• Kafka, Java, Spring boot/Microservices, Azure/Aws Cloud, Persistent Storage (Mongo)
• 7 years JAVA experience
• 3 years Airline Application Domain experience

Nice to have

• Front End Technologies: Angular/React
• Deployment Technologies: Kubernetes, Docker
• Source Control: GitHub, Azure DevOps
• CICD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Integration/APIs Technologies: Kafka, REST, GraphQL
• Test Automation: Selenium, TestNG, Postman, SonarQube, Cypress, JUnit/NUnit/PyTest, Cucumber, Playwright, Wiremock/Mockito/Moq