Senior Backend Java Developer

Location: New York, NY | Jersey City, NJ | Wilmington, DE
Duration: 6+ Months

Job Description

We are seeking experienced Lead / Senior Backend Java Developers with strong expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, and Agentic AI. The ideal candidates will have hands-on experience designing, developing, and supporting scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise applications.

Candidates should have strong problem-solving skills, experience with system design, and the ability to take ownership of technical solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.

Required Skills

Strong experience in Core Java, object-oriented programming, concurrency, collections, and JVM fundamentals.

Hands-on experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices architecture.

Experience with Apache Kafka, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems.

Strong knowledge of AWS services, cloud architecture, deployment, and monitoring.

Experience with system design, application resiliency, security, and performance optimization.

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and automated testing.

Experience with Terraform and monitoring tools such as Grafana and Splunk.

Understanding of AI models such as Claude and GPT and experience developing AI-powered applications.

Knowledge of Agentic AI workflows, tool integration, state management, and failure handling.

Strong debugging, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.