Senior Java Engineer - NY / NJ

5 Star Recruitment; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Software Engineer based in Jersey City, NJ. The role requires expertise in Java and Spring Boot, focusing on transforming legacy applications into microservices. Responsibilities include all phases of the SDLC, optimizing application performance, and collaborating with stakeholders. Candidates must be US Citizens or Green Card holders. Join a dynamic team and contribute to engineering excellence!

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge and practical experience with Java tech stack (JDK8 or higher).
• Experience with Spring Boot and relational databases.
• Practical experience in unit, functional, integration, and contract testing.

Responsibilities

• Perform all phases of the SDLC, including requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• Work closely with stakeholders to design and build scalable solutions.
• Transform monolithic applications into microservices.
• Document code and assist in troubleshooting.

Skills

Java (Core and Advance)

Spring Boot

Relational Database

Kafka

AWS

Job description

Were Looking For A Senior Sofware Engineer!

You Will

• Perform all phases of the SDLC like requirements analysis, application design, coding, testing and, deployment
• Work closely with engineers, product owners, and other stakeholders to design and build scalable and distributed solutions that will provide a positive user experience
• Transform old monolithic applications into modern microservices driven solutions
• Integrate new features with third party systems using APIs
• Ensure frontend application optimization and responsiveness
• Document code and assist other engineers by helping in troubleshooting and problem solving
• Provide thought leadership and ensure best practices for system design and development

Tech Skills :

• Coding - Core and Advance Java tech stack (JDK8 or higher)
• Advance knowledge and practical experience working with Spring boot, relational database, caching solutions
• Practical experience with various test coverage like unit testing, functional testing, integration testing and contract testing.
• Practical experience working through requirements, design, implementation and testing around

integration with external systems / APIs

• High Availability
• Scaling
• Resiliency
• Ensuring better maintenance of the system
• Release process
• Being able to troubleshoot issues in higher and lower environments independently
• Being able to learn and adopt to new project / domain quickly
• Capable of working through the requirement at domain level independently as an SME for given feature / epic
• Capable of providing strong code review comments to ensure on quality

Professional Skills :

• Highly motivated individual who always look for engineering excellence and no mediocrity in the performance
• Good personal influence
• Being able to ask questions proactively in elaboration or team setup related sessions
• Being able to identify area of improvements in the application and drive / lead through it
• Proactively reviews code and provide suggesions for improvement

Required Citizenship / Work Permit / Visa Status*

US Citizens / Green card holders

Must-Haves

• Coding - Core and Advance Java tech stack (JDK8 or higher)
• Spring boot, relational database
• Kafka
• AWS

Microservices

Practical experience with various test coverage like unit testing, functional testing, integration testing and contract testing.