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Senior API Developer

Job in Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, 28404, USA
Listing for: General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Backend Developer, Java Developer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 105400 - 142600 USD Yearly USD 105400.00 142600.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Key Responsibilities:
  • Modernization & Refactoring:
    Modernize a legacy application using Spring Boot, Cloud, and modern Java (17+), replacing legacy components with modular, testable, and maintainable code
  • Microservices Architecture:
    Break down monolithic components into independent, loosely coupled modules/microservices, ensuring proper communication via REST and event-driven patterns
  • Integration:
    Integrate with existing EPA systems, databases, and APIs, ensuring data consistency and compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Security:
    Implement and enforce security best practices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection
  • Testing & Quality:
    Develop comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests; conduct code reviews and mentor junior developers
What you'll need to succeed

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. You must have:
Technical skills (bolded items are hard requirements):
Core Java (version 17 and 21) Spring Boot ecosystem including Spring Core, Spring Data JPA and repositories A strong knowledge of REST API design using Spring controllers JPA / Hibernate Relational database design (Oracle, Postgres etc) Junit / Mockito Git and Git Hub Must be able, and willing, to utilize AI tools (particularly, Copilot) Understanding of API error handling, validation, logging and security Bruno or other API testing tools Open-API / Swagger Maven Microservice architecture Performance optimization Experience with government or regulated industry applications is a plus Strong problem-solving and debugging skills Familiarity with CI/CD, Docker (plus) Ruby on Rails (plus) Security clearance level: must be able to obtain EPA Public Trust Level 4 US citizenship required

Qualifications:
  • Ability to prioritize and complete a wide variety of tasking workloads with critical deadlines.
  • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Superior oral and written communications skills, and a demonstrated ability to maintain a patient and professional demeanor, with a can-do attitude.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and professionally to both technical and non-technical parties (who may be key stakeholders).
  • Ability to manage equipment and services in remote locations.
  • Ability to work effectively in a remote team environment.
  • Workability to perform well under pressure.
  • Strong customer service orientation.
  • Ability to maintain an organized workflow, with a high degree of attention to detail.
Education And Experience:

Education:

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Experience:

7-12+ years in Java enterprise application development

The likely salary range for this position is $105,400 - $142,600. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly

Hours:

40

Travel Required:

None Telecommuting Options:
Remote

Work Location:

Any Location / Remote Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
  • Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
  • To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
  • GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid…
Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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