Java Spring Boot Microservices Developer

Job Title: Java Spring Boot Microservices Developer

Location: Boston, MA / Irvine, CA (Onsite)
Job Type: Contract
Experience: 8+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experiencedJava Spring Boot Microservices Developer with strong expertise in designing and developing scalable, high-performance enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience withJava, Spring Boot, Microservices, Redis, REST APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud-native application development. Experience in theBanking or Financial Services domain is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise applications usingJava,Spring Boot, andMicroservices architecture.
• Develop RESTful APIs and backend services for high-volume financial applications.
• Build scalable and resilient microservices using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud.
• Implement caching solutions usingRedis to improve application performance.
• Develop secure, reusable, and maintainable code following best practices.
• Integrate applications with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Participate in application architecture, design discussions, and code reviews.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Develop unit tests and support integration, regression, and performance testing.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts, Architects, QA teams, and Product Owners.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
• Support production deployments and resolve production issues.
• Maintain technical documentation and deployment guides.

Required Skills

• 8+ years of Java development experience
• Strong expertise inJava 8/11/17
• Spring Boot
• Spring MVC
• Spring Data JPA
• Spring Security
• Spring Cloud
• Microservices Architecture
• REST API Development
• Redis
• Hibernate
• JPA
• Maven
• Gradle
• Git
• SQL
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• CI/CD
• Jenkins
• Azure DevOps
• Agile/Scrum

Preferred Skills

• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• OpenShift
• NoSQL Databases (MongoDB, Cassandra)
• Elasticsearch
• OAuth 2.0 / JWT
• Financial Services or Banking domain experience
• Performance tuning and JVM optimization
• SonarQube
• Splunk

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Java backend development.
• Strong experience developing enterprise applications using Spring Boot and Microservices.
• Hands-on experience with Redis caching.
• Experience with RESTful API development.
• Strong SQL and database design knowledge.
• Experience working in Agile development environments.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with State Street or other Banking/Financial Services clients.
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Spring Professional Certification.
• Kubernetes or Docker Certification.

Technology Stack

• Java 8/11/17
• Spring Boot
• Spring Cloud
• Spring MVC
• Spring Security
• Microservices
• Redis
• REST APIs
• Hibernate
• JPA
• Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• Jenkins
• Azure DevOps
• Git
• Maven
• Linux
• AWS / Azure / GCP