Principal Java​/Kafka Developer Hybrid, Durham, NC area - W2

Principal Java/Kafka Developer (Hybrid) – Durham, NC (W2)

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Hybrid, Durham, NC area – LOCALS ONLY – NO RELOCATION
2 weeks onsite / month
W2 Only – NO CTC, SPONSORSHIP AVAILABLE

• Trading application built on Java/Spring Boot/Kafka/Oracle – must have recently been hands‑on with a heavily multi‑threaded app; streams, exception handling, data structures, event‑driven architecture, and scalability for high‑volume messaging queues
• Oracle: PL/SQL stored procedures and SQL queries
• Kafka for high volume messaging queues
• Financial services experience, specifically on a trading application, strongly preferred
• 10+ years of backend development experience designing, developing and maintaining multi‑tier internet‑facing web applications using Java, Spring Boot, Oracle in a fast‑paced Agile environment.
• Expertise in Java 17+ with hands‑on experience in Spring Boot 3.x
• Proficiency in designing and implementing microservices‑based architectures.

• Experience working with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, SQS)
• Experience with Angular

Estimated Min Rate
: $56.00
Estimated Max Rate
: $80.00

• Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
• Met Life Voluntary Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Direct Deposit & weekly e‑payroll
• Referral Bonus Programs
• Certification and training opportunities

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