Job#: 3039938 Job Description: Senior Java Developer
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey (Onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 12 Months
Role Overview
This role is responsible for hands-on application development to support current and target processes. The selected candidate will partner with multiple technology teams to implement the target architecture and support migration to a strategic platform. This position involves working with large data sets and complex logic in a distributed computing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Java applications from end to end.
- Design, build, and optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability.
- Discover, ingest, and integrate new data sources, including real-time, streaming, and batch data.
- Load and manage large data sets within a Hadoop ecosystem.
- Compute complex logic on Spark platforms.
- Identify and implement performance improvements and memory optimizations in data-intensive applications.
- Collaborate with technology teams to implement target architecture and platform migrations.
- Lead and mentor other members of the data engineering team.
Required Qualifications
Education: A BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or any quantitative discipline is required.
Experience: A minimum of 9 years of experience in end-to-end Java application development is required. Experience with software development in an Agile environment is also necessary.
Technical Skills:- Core Java skills, including multi-threading, collections API, and JDBC.
- Experience with frameworks such as Spring, Spring Boot, JPA, and Hibernate.
- Proficiency with SQL and NoSQL databases.
- Knowledge of big data technologies and frameworks like Apache Hadoop, Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Apache Hive, or Apache Flink.
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, including design patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
- Familiarity with Java profiling tools and performance tuning for data-intensive applications.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Java UI technologies such as HTML5, Angular JS, Backbone JS, or Bootstrap.
- A background in enterprise stress testing.
- Knowledge of risk domains, including credit, operational, and market risk.
- Familiarity with cloud or distributed computing concepts.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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