Senior Java Developer: AWS Microservices (Remote)

ZipStaff Inc.; Chapel Hill (NC); Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) + 401(k) matching

Paid time off

Referral Program

Job summary

ZipStaff Inc. is seeking a Sr. Java Developer to design and enhance cloud-native applications using Java and AWS.

You will build scalable microservices and serverless workflows with AWS Lambda, collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile, fully remote contract role lasting ~5 months. You will design, develop, and maintain services, participate in the full SDLC, contribute to architecture decisions, and ensure quality through code reviews and robust testing.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience developing Java applications.
• Hands-on with AWS Lambda and serverless.
• Experience designing and building microservices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Agile delivery.
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging and code-review skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Must be based in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain microservices-based applications using Java.
• Implement serverless functions and workflows with AWS Lambda and related services.
• Participate in the full SDLC: requirements, design, coding, testing and deployment.
• Write clean, well-documented code following standards.
• Collaborate with DevOps on CI/CD pipeline integration and deployment.
• Troubleshoot, debug and resolve production issues promptly.
• Engage in peer code reviews and provide constructive feedback.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and provide technical guidance.
• Improve reliability, scalability and maintainability through refactoring.

Skills

Java development

AWS Lambda

Microservices

CI/CD

Agile

Debugging

Code reviews

Communication

Remote collaboration

Tools

Spring Boot

REST APIs

AWS services

CloudFormation

CDK

Terraform

DynamoDB

S3

SQS/SNS

Step Functions

Job description

ZipStaff Inc. is seeking a Sr. Java Developer to design and enhance cloud-native applications using Java and AWS.

You will build scalable microservices and serverless workflows with AWS Lambda, collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile, fully remote contract role lasting ~5 months. You will design, develop, and maintain services, participate in the full SDLC, contribute to architecture decisions, and ensure quality through code reviews and robust testing.