Java​/J2EE Professional Developer

Java/J2EE Professional Developer

Location:

McLean, VA – fully onsite

Duration: 6 months with possible extension

Must Have

Skills:

JDK 17+ or above, Spring Boot 3.x, Microservices Architecture, MongoDB, Git Hub Copilot

Nice to Have: AWS, Angular, Python

Position Overview:

We're looking for a coder with 3–5 years of prior experience to join our fast-moving team. You'll be our go-to builder for rapid prototypes, MVPs, and experimental web tools, leveraging the latest AI coding assistants (ChatGPT, Git Hub Copilot, etc.). If you love learning new tech, iterating quickly, and collaborating with AI to bring ideas to life, this is your chance to shape the future of software development.

AI-Assisted Development

• Active, daily use of AI-powered development tools (Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, Git Hub Copilot, or similar).
• Understanding of prompt engineering, token management, and AI-augmented system design patterns.
• Use AI-powered coding tools to build and iterate web apps, APIs, and backend services.
• Engineer prompts to get the best results from AI assistants for coding tasks.
• Rapidly prototype new features, tools, and MVPs based on team and customer feedback.
• Debug and refine AI-generated code for reliability and usability.
• Experiment with emerging AI tools and workflows to optimize the dev process.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to ship projects fast.
• Document your process and share learnings with the team.

Required Skills:

• 3–5 years prior experience in software development, web projects, or related roles.
• Basic coding knowledge in Java, JavaScript and Python.
• Familiarity with web frameworks (Angular, React, Flask, Express, etc.).
• Experience using AI coding assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, etc.) in real projects.
• Comfortable engineering prompts to guide AI coding output.
• Quick learner, curious, and not afraid to experiment.
• Able to debug, test, and iterate on code independently.
• Experience with REST APIs and No
  
  SQL database integrations.
• Familiarity with other languages or frameworks (Type Script, Next.js, Django).
• Previous hackathon, bootcamp, or indie project experience.
• Experience in automation, low-code/no-code tools, or creative coding.

EEO: "Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans."