Java Full Stack Developer - Hopkins, MN; Prefer Locals W2

Job Title: Java Full Stack Developer

Location: Hopkins, MN (Prefer Locals)

Job Type: W2

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens preferred, all valid work authorizations may apply

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Expertise in development using Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Microservices architecture
• UI experience with React/Angular.
• AI experience
• CI/CD and Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP
• Experience with Load Balancing

Top 3

Skills:

• Java microservices development
• Spring Boot and REST API design
• Cloud, containers, and Dev Sec Ops
• 5+ years experience in Java and object‑oriented design
• 5+ years microservices development
• 3+ years Spring Boot
• Hands‑on experience building RESTful APIs using JSON
• Experience with API development tools:
  Intelli
  
  J/Eclipse, Postman, Git, Cucumber
• API Gateways and service mesh:
  Apigee, Istio
• Event streaming and data platforms:
  Apache Kafka, Cassandra, Mongo
  
  DB, Oracle, Postgres, DB2, SQL Server
• Dev Sec Ops  CI/CD pipelines:
  Cloud Bees Jenkins, Rancher
• Containerization and orchestration:
  Docker, Kubernetes
• Monitoring and observability:
  Splunk, Datadog
• Security: OAuth2, JWT, mTLS, API security best practices
• Understanding of AI landscape including LLMs, RAG patterns, agents/agentic AI, MCP, and guardrails
• Strong collaboration skills across security, storage, infrastructure, and architecture teams
• Experience providing testing, production support, and post‑production assistance
• Agile experience including daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, Teams, Jira, Service Now, Git Lab/Git Hub
• Additional experience with DB2 schema design, SQL tuning, and database administration tools (BMC, IBM)

• Design, develop, and support large‑scale, complex Java microservices systems
• Build and maintain RESTful microservices using Spring Boot
• Develop and integrate APIs using industry best practices
• Implement event‑driven architectures using Kafka and related streaming technologies
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and infrastructure teams on CI/CD, automation, and cloud deployments
• Apply security best practices across APIs, services, and data layers
• Monitor applications using observability tools and support incident triage and resolution
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to engineering standards
• Support testing, production releases, and post‑production stabilization
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies and cross‑functional team activities

• Bachelor’s Degree in:
  • Computer Science
  • Information Technology
  • Or related field