Title: Java Developer
Location: Jersey City, NJ (on-site all day in the office)
Duration: Long Term
Role Summary
We are seeking a Java Developer with strong experience building scalable backend applications, deploying applications to AWS, and implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines, with particular emphasis on Docker-based deployments and application deployment automation.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable Java/Spring Boot backend applications.
Build and enhance RESTful APIs and/or event-driven services and integrate with databases and external systems.
Build, maintain, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to automate application build, testing, security checks, packaging, and deployments.
Containerize applications using Docker and manage Docker-based deployments across multiple environments.
Deploy and operate applications on AWS, including containerized application deployments using ECS/EKS.
Own and support the end-to-end application deployment lifecycle, including configuration, deployment validation, troubleshooting, rollback, and production support.
Drive improvements in deployment automation, reliability, repeatability, and speed, reducing manual deployment activities.
Troubleshoot CI/CD and application deployment failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement permanent fixes.
Write clean, maintainable code with strong unit/integration test coverage and participate in code reviews.
Collaborate with application, platform, and DevOps teams to improve CI/CD and deployment standards and practices.
Participate in Agile teams (planning, estimation, standups, retrospectives) and contribute to technical design.
Required Qualifications
4+ years of professional software development experience (or equivalent).
Strong backend development experience in Java (Java 11+ preferred) and Spring Boot (or similar frameworks).
Deep experience designing and developing REST APIs and backend services.
Hands-on experience with AWS services such as:
Compute/Containers: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda
Storage/Data: S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB
Networking/Security: VPC, IAM, Security Groups, KMS
Observability: CloudWatch (logs/metrics/alarms)
Strong hands-on CI/CD experience using tools like Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or similar.
Strong experience with Docker, including building images, containerizing applications, and deploying Docker-based workloads.
Experience with application deployment automation, environment configuration, deployment troubleshooting, and rollback strategies.
Understanding of container orchestration and deployments using Kubernetes/EKS.
Solid knowledge of relational databases (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Oracle) and SQL; NoSQL exposure is a plus.
Familiarity with Git, branching strategies, release management, and code quality practices (linting, static analysis).
Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
Preferred / Nice-to-Have
Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Terraform, AWS CloudFormation, CDK.
Microservices architecture and messaging/streaming (Kafka, SQS/SNS).
Security practices: OWASP, secrets management, dependency scanning, SAST/DAST.
Experience improving CI/CD pipeline performance and deployment automation.
Experience with monitoring stacks (PrometheGrafana, ELK/OpenSearch).
Knowledge of blue-green, rolling, or canary deployment strategies.
Cloud cost optimization and reliability engineering practices.
