Java Developer / Microservices

Job description

Job Type: Contract

Remote: Hybrid

Job Title: Java Developer / Microservices

Location

• Alpharetta, GA / Oakland, CA / Rancho Cordova, CA

Mode : Contract (6 Months) - Onsite / Hybrid

Note

• Share resume in word format (max 5 pages) along with submission details.

Note

• Min 10 years of experience required.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Java Developer with strong hands-on experience in Core Java, Spring Boot Microservices, and database development. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and supporting scalable, high-performance enterprise applications.

Experience with Azure Cloud technologies is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable applications using Core Java and Spring Boot Microservices.
• Develop RESTful APIs and integrate with internal and external systems.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Participate in architecture, design reviews, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and production issues.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, DevOps, and QA teams.
• Follow Agile development methodologies and engineering best practices.
• Contribute to CI/CD implementation and application modernization initiatives.

Required Experience

• 7 years of experience in Java application development.
• Strong expertise in designing and developing enterprise-grade applications using Java technologies.
• Proven experience building cloud-ready, distributed systems and microservices.

Required Technical Skills

Core Java

• Strong understanding of Java fundamentals, OOP concepts, Collections, Multithreading, Concurrency, Exception Handling, JVM, and Performance Tuning.
• Experience with Java 8 features including Streams, Lambda Expressions, and Functional Programming.

Spring Ecosystem

Hands-on expertise with:

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Data JPA/Hibernate

Spring Security

Spring Cloud

Microservices

• Design and development of Microservices-based architectures.
• REST API design and implementation.
• Service communication patterns, resiliency, fault tolerance, and distributed system concepts.

Databases

Strong experience with:

Oracle

SQL Server

Expertise in:

SQL

Schema design

Query optimization

Stored procedures

Performance tuning

DevOps & Tools

Git

Maven/Gradle

Jenkins

SonarQube

CI/CD pipelines

Docker and Kubernetes (preferred)

Preferred Skills

• Experience with messaging technologies such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus.
• Exposure to API Gateway and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration platforms.
• Knowledge of security best practices and OAuth/JWT authentication.

Azure Cloud (Nice to Have)

Exposure to:

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

Azure Functions

Azure Service Bus

Azure App Services

Azure DevOps

Azure Key Vault

Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on Azure is a plus.