Java Software Developer

Job Title: Java Software Developer

Location: Hybrid - It’s a 4 days/week hybrid schedule in Irvine, CA

Duration: 12 months, possible to extend 6 more. Interested in conversion to perm for right fit

Job Description:

• Must Have:
• • 5+ years
• • Strong Core Java (POJO) experience, including multithreading, JDBC and JMS
• • RDBMS SQL skills required (Sybase or SQL Server experience preferred)
• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• • What type of background would you like this person to have? Core Java and RDBMS software engineering in an enterprise environment
• • From Manager Call:
• Strong Java (legacy, non-cloud, non-Spring-heavy) experience
• Comfortable in Unix/Solaris environments
• Strong Sybase or SQL Server experience
• Hands-on SQL tuning and stored procedures
• Ability to interpret technical specs and execute independently
• Strong communication and Jira workflow management
• 7+ years preferred but flexible if strong legacy experience
• Industry Background Experience required?:
• Financial services preferred
• Strong preference for capital markets / trading systems experience
• Investment banking or trade flow experience helpful
• Plus:
• • Experience in the financial industry - Capital markets or trading platform exposure. Prior experience with State Street
• • Familiarity with Unix and Unix shell scripting
• • Experience with J2EE technologies and creating user interfaces in ReactJS or similar
• • Legacy enterprise Java environments
• • Advanced SQL optimization and stored procedure design
• Red Flags:
• Spring/cloud-only Java experience
• No Unix/Linux exposure
• Weak SQL or stored procedure knowledge
• Poor communication or lack of independence
• Only modern Java (no legacy backend exposure)
• Skills:
• • The preferred candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Software Development Engineer in enterprise software development.
• • Strong Core Java (POJO) experience, including multithreading, JDBC and JMS, is a must.
• • RDBMS SQL skills required (Sybase or SQL Server experience preferred), including hands-on creation and performance tuning of queries.
• • Experience with J2EE technologies and creating user interfaces in ReactJS or similar is preferred.
• • Familiarity with Unix and Unix shell scripting.
• Responsibilities:
• What is the day to day of the person going to look like? Be specific.
• Daily stand-up plus other project-specific meetings as required. Interpreting requirements documents and technical specs; designing, developing, and testing software components; communicating on-line/in person with business analyst and other software engineers/architects.
• As a Software Development Engineer you will
• • Collaborate with analyst and business teams to solution complex business problems
• • Create technical specifications
• • Develop and maintain core trade processing systems
• • Create and execute test plans
• What we value
• These skills will help you succeed in this role
• • Solid experience in the full software development life cycle for large-scale applications, including architecture and design, requirements analysis, development and testing, and production deployment.
• • Excellent verbal and written communication skills to facilitate strong team collaboration.