Job Title: Senior Full Stack Java Engineer

Location: Salt Lake City, UT | Onsite

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 6-12 months

Pay: $70-$75/hr

About:

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next-gen technologies and best-in-class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America-Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East. With over 1,000 employees working globally, VLink has helped SMBs, and large enterprises achieve their business goals, and gained the trust of Fortune-250 companies. VLink is 'Great Place to Work CertifiedTM' and has been a consistent winner as- Best Places to Work in CT. Trust, collaboration, and accountability are the three elements that are at the core of VLink's work culture. We value our professionals, providing comprehensive benefits and the opportunity for growth.

Job Description:

Our client is seeking a Senior Full Stack Java Engineer to join our consulting team supporting enterprise clients in the design, development, modernization, and scaling of mission-critical digital platforms.

In this role, you will work alongside architects, engineers, product owners, business analysts, and client stakeholders to design and deliver high-quality technical solutions. You will contribute hands-on expertise across Java, Spring Boot, React, microservices, APIs, Kubernetes, messaging technologies, and CI/CD, while helping modernize applications and strengthen engineering practices across the team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys combining full stack development, cloud-native engineering, application modernization, DevOps, and emerging AI capabilities in a collaborative consulting environment.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable enterprise applications and AI-enabled product capabilities using modern Java and cloud-native technologies.

• Build and enhance microservices-based applications using Java, Spring Boot, and related enterprise frameworks.

• Develop modern user-facing capabilities using React and JavaScript-based technologies.

• Design, develop, and maintain RESTful APIs, SOAP web services, event-driven integrations, and enterprise messaging solutions.

• Collaborate with architects, business analysts, product owners, engineers, and cross-functional Agile teams to translate business and technical requirements into scalable solutions.

• Build and support containerized application deployments and CI/CD processes using Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, Maven, and related DevOps technologies.

• Work with Apache Kafka and asynchronous messaging technologies to support distributed and event-driven architectures.

• Troubleshoot complex application and production issues, perform root cause analysis, and support timely incident resolution.

• Participate in technical design discussions, code reviews, performance optimization, and application modernization initiatives.

• Contribute to the development and integration of AI-enabled applications and intelligent automation capabilities where applicable.

• Analyze existing business processes, applications, and technical requirements to recommend scalable, efficient, secure, and maintainable solutions.

• Maintain technical documentation, deployment procedures, coding standards, and source control best practices.

• Mentor junior developers, share technical knowledge, and contribute to continuous improvement and engineering excellence across the team.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

• 6+ years of software engineering or application development experience within enterprise environments.

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native application delivery.

• Strong hands-on development experience with: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, React and modern JavaScript technologies, SQL and relational databases, RESTful APIs and enterprise integrations, Apache Kafka and messaging technologies, Git and source control management, Maven and build automation, Linux environments and scripting

• Experience designing, developing, or supporting SOAP web services and enterprise API integrations.

• Understanding of enterprise authentication and authorization technologies, including SAML and OAuth.

• Experience with enterprise messaging, asynchronous processing, and distributed systems.

• Hands-on experience supporting CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Kubernetes, and related DevOps tooling.

• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies, secure coding practices, automated testing, and modern engineering principles.

• Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues across application, integration, infrastructure, and deployment layers.

• Ability to work effectively in rapidly evolving technical environments while managing changing priorities.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across cross-functional and distributed teams.

• Experience mentoring developers and contributing to technical standards, knowledge sharing, and engineering best practices.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications and migrating functionality to modern Java, microservices, or cloud-native architectures.

• Exposure to ColdFusion or experience supporting applications built with ColdFusion.

• Experience developing or integrating AI-enabled applications, generative AI capabilities, or intelligent automation solutions.

• Experience working in a consulting environment and interacting directly with enterprise client stakeholders.

• Experience supporting highly available, mission-critical enterprise applications.

Employment Practices:

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

This job application process may use AI-powered tools to assist in screening and evaluating applications based on objective, job-related qualifications. AI is used solely to support the recruitment process and all final hiring decisions are made exclusively by our human recruitment team.

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