Senior Java Developer | McLean, VA

AKTRA INC; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AKTRA INC seeks a Senior Java Developer to lead backend design and delivery in McLean, VA. You will own scalable, secure services built with Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and AWS cloud technologies. Expect collaboration with architects and product teams to drive outcomes.

The role emphasizes event-driven systems, MongoDB, messaging, and production readiness, with a focus on security, observability, and reliability in enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience in enterprise backend development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise backend services using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, and AMQ-based messaging.

Skills

Backend development

Distributed systems

Cloud-native design

Architecture discussions

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

AWS

Kubernetes

MongoDB

AMQ

REST APIs

SQL

Job description

Senior Java Developer | McLean, VA

McLean, VA

October 29, 2026

We are seeking a Senior Java Developer with 8+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in event‑driven systems, MongoDB, messaging, and building scalable, secure, and reliable backend solutions.

This role cannot support sponsorships.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support enterprise backend services using Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, and AMQ-based messaging.
• Build scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable solutions using MongoDB, SQL/relational databases, AWS, Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud-native engineering practices.
• Develop and enhance distributed systems, asynchronous messaging integrations, data access layers, and platform modernization components.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, architects, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to define requirements, align on technical designs, manage dependencies, and deliver business outcomes.
• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, secure coding practices, code reviews, and deployment standards.
• Develop proofs of concept, prototypes, and demos to evaluate emerging technologies and validate architectural approaches.
• Ensure solutions meet security, compliance, auditability, performance, data quality, observability, and production-readiness standards.
• Support production applications through incident triage, debugging, root‑cause analysis, monitoring, alerting, and resiliency improvements.
• Independently resolve complex technical challenges, reduce technical debt, improve existing codebases, and establish reusable engineering patterns.
• Share technical knowledge, document solutions, and promote engineering excellence through collaboration and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with strong hands‑on expertise in enterprise backend development.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing AWS‑based, event‑driven distributed systems and cloud‑native microservices.
• Strong hands‑on proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, microservices architecture, MongoDB, AMQ or similar messaging platforms, SQL/relational databases, and Kubernetes (mandatory).
• Deep understanding of AWS services, event‑driven architecture, asynchronous messaging, enterprise integration patterns, API design, and distributed system resiliency.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, automated testing frameworks, secure coding, application performance tuning, and production deployments.
• Strong knowledge of MongoDB schema design, data modeling, clean architecture, application security, observability, and production support practices.
• Proven ability to contribute to architecture and design discussions, evaluate technical solutions, build prototypes, and independently deliver complex backend capabilities.
• Experience with incident management, root‑cause analysis, monitoring, logging, alerting, and continuous reliability improvements.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and business stakeholders, manage dependencies, and communicate solutions clearly.
• Strong individual contributor mindset, with ownership of deliverables, attention to code quality, and the ability to mentor peers and share best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience. An advanced degree is preferred.

Keys to Success

• Demonstrate strong hands‑on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kubernetes, MongoDB, AMQ, REST APIs, and event‑driven distributed systems.
• Take end-to-end ownership of backend solutions, from design and development through testing, deployment, and production support.
• Deliver secure, scalable, high‑performing, and resilient services using modern cloud‑native engineering practices.
• Independently solve complex problems, simplify designs, reduce technical debt, and improve code quality and maintainability.
• Prioritize production reliability, observability, performance, compliance, and operational excellence throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver high‑quality solutions aligned with business objectives.
• Apply continuous improvement through production insights, engineering metrics, technical knowledge sharing, and reusable design patterns.