Engineer

Location: Iselin, NJ
Salary: $105.00 USD Hourly - $113.00 USD Hourly
Description:
Senior Software Engineer (Backend / Full Stack) - Contingent Worker

Location: Iselin, NJ
Experience Level: 7+ years Engineering experience
About the Role

In this contingent assignment, you will operate as a senior engineering consultant supporting large-scale, high-impact initiatives across the organization. You will guide technical strategy, influence architectural decisions, and partner closely with senior leadership to design long-term solutions that span multiple engineering domains.

You will apply deep technical expertise, advanced analytical thinking, and creative problem-solving to tackle highly complex challenges. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as a subject-matter expert to shape engineering roadmaps, frameworks, and best practices.
• Provide strategic guidance on highly complex technical problems requiring broad system-level evaluation.
• Influence long-term architectural decisions and deliver scalable, innovative solutions.
• Partner with senior leaders to define and implement engineering strategies that support business goals.

Backend & Microservices Development

• Build and maintain backend applications using:
  • Spring Boot 3.x, Spring Security 6.x, Spring Core, Spring MVC, Spring AOP, Spring Actuator, Spring ORM, Spring JPA, and Spring REST.
• Design and implement microservices architectures leveraging Spring Boot 3.x and Spring Cloud.
• Develop high-quality Java applications using Java 17+, including expertise in multithreading, generics, and event handling.

Frontend Engineering

• Build responsive user interfaces using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), Bootstrap 5, jQuery, Ajax, and Angular 16.
• Design and implement modern UI/UX solutions using contemporary web frameworks.
• Develop Angular components, services, directives, pipes, and route guards.

API & Integration

• Design and consume SOAP and RESTful services using JAX-WS, JAX-RS, and Spring REST.

Additional Technical Skills
Application Deployment

• Deploy applications on enterprise servers including Apache Tomcat 10.x, JBoss EAP 7.x, and IBM WebSphere 9.x.

Cloud & Containerization

• Hands-on experience working with:
  • AWS: EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS
  • Azure App Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Docker & Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration
  • Experience with OpenShift and Kafka a strong plus.

CI/CD & DevOps

• Build and manage pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Maven, Gradle, and SonarQube.

Architecture & Design

• Solid foundation in J2EE design patterns and MVC architecture.

Agile Delivery

• Work effectively within Agile teams, facilitate scrum activities, and support sprint execution.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of Ansible, Python, shell scripting, and network technologies (e.g., F5, AVI).

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of engineering experience, or equivalent combination of:
  • professional work experience
  • consulting experience
  • technical training
  • military background
  • education

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