Senior Legacy Java EE Developer; JBoss​/EJB .x​/XDoclet

Overview

Senior Legacy Java EE Developer (JBoss 4 / EJB 2.x / XDoclet) LEXDEN MARINE LTD – Greater London, ENG, UK

I’m looking for a senior Java developer with genuine legacy Java EE experience to help reverse-engineer and maintain a production JBoss 4.0.5 / EJB 2.1 / XDoclet system.

This is not a Spring Boot role. It’s for someone comfortable working in pre-annotation Java EE environments.

• Reverse-engineer and document an existing system
• Understand XDoclet-generated EJBs and mappings
• Fix issues, make small enhancements
• Provide clear documentation / knowledge transfer
• Advise on safe, gradual modernization (no rewrite)

• Java EE 1.4 / 5.0 era systems
• JBoss 4.x (or Web Logic 8/9, Web Sphere 5/6)
• EJB 2.1 (CMP/BMP, Session Beans, EJB-QL)
• XDoclet 1.2.x (understanding + debugging code generation)
• Ant builds, legacy deployment descriptors
• MySQL 5.x, JDBC, JNDI

• Remote OK
• 3–6 month initial engagement
• Contract or consulting preferred
• Sensible rates for rare legacy skills

Please don’t apply if you’re only experienced with Spring Boot / Jakarta EE, or if you’ve never worked with EJB 2.x or XDoclet.