Senior Java Full-Stack Engineer | AWS, Kafka, Spring Boot

Ascendion; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Long‑term disability insurance

Short‑term disability insurance

5 personal days per year

10–15 days paid vacation

6 holidays + 1 floating holiday

Ascendion Learning Management System

Job summary

Ascendion is seeking a Java Full Stack Developer in Tampa, FL to design, build, and maintain scalable full‑stack applications using Java and Spring Boot. You will implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud‑based solutions on AWS, with Terraform for IaC and Kafka for event‑driven patterns.

The role requires 12+ years IT experience, strong Spring and Kafka skills, and hands‑on AWS expertise. This is a full‑time position in a dynamic, AI‑driven digital engineering environment offering

Qualifications

• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• Extensive experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka.
• Strong AWS cloud experience, including S3, ECS, and EKS.
• Practical knowledge of Terraform and infrastructure as code concepts.
• Experience contributing to technical architecture and design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications using Java and Spring Boot.
• Build and support RESTful APIs and microservices‑based solutions.
• Work with event‑driven architectures and messaging platforms such as Kafka.
• Design and implement cloud‑based solutions using AWS services, including S3, ECS, and EKS.
• Develop and manage infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Contribute to architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution planning.
• Troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure, deployment, and application issues.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality, scalable software solutions.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Kafka

AWS

Tools

Terraform

Job description

Ascendion is seeking a Java Full Stack Developer in Tampa, FL to design, build, and maintain scalable full‑stack applications using Java and Spring Boot. You will implement RESTful APIs, microservices, and cloud‑based solutions on AWS, with Terraform for IaC and Kafka for event‑driven patterns.

The role requires 12+ years IT experience, strong Spring and Kafka skills, and hands‑on AWS expertise. This is a full‑time position in a dynamic, AI‑driven digital engineering environment offering