Overview
Hybrid
$60 - $70
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
Java
Spring Framework
Microsoft Azure
JSON
HTTP
API
RESTful
Serverless
OAuth
DevOps
Job Details
Job Title: Software Engineer II - Java (Azure Serverless Focus)
Location: Buffalo, NY (Hybrid)
Pay Range: $60-$70/hr on W2
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Java Developer to design, build, and maintain a robust and scalable middleware application hosted on Azure. This application will facilitate seamless data flow between our internal systems and a SaaS hosted application, leveraging Azure Functions and other Azure services, with Java as the primary development language.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, deploy and maintain Java-based Azure Functions for data integration
- Implement secure and efficient API interactions with external SaaS applications.
- Ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of the middleware solution.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Implement effective error handling, logging, and monitoring for distributed systems.
- Participate in code reviews, promote best practices, and contribute to architectural discussions.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Strong Core Java Development: Solid understanding of OOP, data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and exception handling.
- Java Ecosystem:
- Spring Boot: Proven experience building RESTful APIs
- Maven/Gradle: Proficiency with build automation.
- JUnit/Mockito: Experience with Unit Testing
- HTTP Client & API Interaction:
- Experience with Java HTTP client libraries (e.g., java.net.http, Apache HttpClient, SpringWebClient).
- JSON Processing: Experience with JSON serialization/deserialization.
- API Authentication: Understanding and implementing API Keys, Basic Auth, and OAUTH 2.0.
- API Error Handling: Experience with HTTP status codes, retries, and backoff/circuit breaker strategies.
- Azure-Specific Skills:
- Azure Functions: Strong understanding of triggers, bindings, and function app structures.
- Azure Services Integration: Experience with Azure Storage, Service BEvents Hub.
- Azure Key Vault: Essential for secure secret management.
- Managed Identities: Experience with credential-less access to Azure resources.
- Monitoring: Familiarity with Azure Monitor/App Insights for logging and tracing.
- Serverless Principles: Understanding event-driven architecture, statelessness, and cold start considerations.
- DevOps: Experience with Git for version control and CI/CD pipelines for deployment.
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