Lead Software Engineer

Job Title: Senior Java Microservices Developer

• Bill Rate: $120
• Duration: Experience building and deploying cloud-native applications on Azure is a plus (09/14/2026 to 09/12/2027)
• Location/Schedule: Oakland/Rancho Cordova/Alpharetta; Hybrid - 2 Days in-office. In-Person Interviews Required

Job Description & 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, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot performance, scalability, and production issues.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and follow Agile methodologies.
• Contribute to CI/CD implementation and application modernization initiatives.

Required Experience & Technical Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in Java application development and building distributed systems/microservices.
• Core Java: Java fundamentals, OOP, Collections, Multithreading, Concurrency, JVM, Performance Tuning, and Java 8+ features (Streams, Lambdas).
• Spring Ecosystem: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA/Hibernate, Spring Security, and Spring Cloud.
• Microservices: Architecture design, REST API implementation, and service communication patterns.
• Databases: Relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server), SQL, schema design, and query optimization.
• DevOps & Tools: Git, Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, SonarQube, and CI/CD pipelines. Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes is preferred.

Preferred Skills (Nice to Have):

• Messaging technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Azure Service Bus), API Gateway, and event-driven architectures.
• Containerization, orchestration platforms, and security best practices (OAuth/JWT).
• Azure Cloud services (AKS, Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, Azure App Services, Azure DevOps, Azure Key Vault).