Java Developer

Java Developer

Location:

Denver, CO / Chicago, IL / Washington, DC / Charlotte, NC
Onsite requirement:
Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Duration: 12+ months

This role is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities include ensuring that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. This role ensures solutions are well designed with maintainability, ease of integration, and testing built-in from the outset. These individuals possess proficiency in development and testing practices and have experience using design and architectural patterns.

• Contribute to story refinement and defining requirements.
• Participate and guide the team in estimating work necessary to realize a story or requirement.
• Perform proof of concepts as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas.
• Code solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement per the defined acceptance criteria.
• Utilize multiple architectural components in the design and development of client requirements.
• Assist the team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work.
• Design, develop, and modify architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites (integration, regression, performance).
• Set up and develop a continuous integration and continuous delivery pipeline.
• Automate manual release activities.
• Mentor other Software Engineers and coach the team on CI/CD practices and automating the tool stack.

• Experience in Java application development and object-oriented design principles.
• Hands-on experience with the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Integration, Spring Batch, and Spring ORM.
• Experience designing and developing REST and SOAP web services using JSON and XML.
• Understanding of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and microservices-based application development.
• Experience with cloud-based platforms and technologies.
• Proficiency with source control systems such as Git and Bitbucket.
• Experience with Maven, JUnit, Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) practices.
• Experience with No
  
  SQL databases, preferably Cassandra.
• Experience with relational databases such as Oracle or SQL Server.
• Hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, MQ, and event-driven messaging architectures.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Verbal and written communication skills and ability to work in an Agile development environment.

• Experience building scalable, high-volume, real-time transaction processing systems.
• Advanced knowledge of Cassandra data modeling and performance tuning.
• Deep understanding of Apache Kafka, MQ messaging frameworks, and event streaming patterns.
• Experience with distributed systems, cloud-native applications, and microservices architecture.
• Exposure to financial services, fraud detection, or high-availability enterprise platforms is a plus.

Everforth Apex is a world‑class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including Clearly Rateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a Support Linc Employee Assistance…