This is a 12-month contract position for a Senior Java Developer based in Torrance, California. You will deliver exceptional support to develop meaningful digital experiences and strengthen customer experience across all digital applications—from design and development through production support and solutioning.
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and support cloud-native applications on AWS, utilizing services such as Lambda, API Gateway, EKS, ECS, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, EventBridge, Amazon MQ, MSK (Kafka), CloudWatch, and IAM.
Architect and implement microservices, RESTful APIs, event-driven systems, and serverless applications with a strong understanding of distributed systems design principles.
Develop backend solutions using Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, and related open-source frameworks.
Work with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, and Red Hat OpenShift.
Implement CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Terraform, and CloudFormation.
Design and optimize relational and NoSQL database solutions, including Amazon RDS, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and DynamoDB.
Apply cloud security and application security best practices, including IAM, OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, secrets management, encryption, and secure API design.
Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance in large-scale production environments.
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Participate in Agile/Scrum teams, contribute to architecture discussions, conduct code reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
Leverage AI-assisted engineering tools to improve development productivity, code quality, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field
8+ years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on backend development using Java/J2EE
Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate
Demonstrated expertise designing and developing cloud-native applications on AWS
Proficiency in microservices architecture and RESTful API design
Experience with event-driven systems and serverless application development
Strong understanding of Java fundamentals, JVM internals, concurrency, and multithreading
Experience with functional programming concepts such as Lambda Expressions, Streams API, and CompletableFuture
Hands-on experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
Knowledge of cloud security and application security best practices
Strong problem-solving, debugging, and performance tuning skills in production environments
Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
Preferred
Proficiency in Python and experience with AI/ML frameworks
Familiarity with enterprise AI/LLM concepts including prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, and agentic workflows
AWS, Kubernetes, AI/ML, or other relevant professional certifications
