Backend Jave Developer

Job Title Java Backend Developer

Location St. Petersburg, FL 33716 (Hybrid)

Duration 8-12 Months (Temp to Perm)

Job Summary:

• As part of a development technology team, individual analyzes business requirements and problems and drives research to design quality technical solutions.
• This individual will be involved in portions of the full systems life cycle (based on experience/skills) and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, maintaining and supporting application software that is delivered on time and within budget.
• Handles complex problems independently and demonstrates analytical thinking.
• Is able to make judgements and recommendations based on the analysis and interpretation of data.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Analyzes system requirements, including identifying program interactions and appropriate interfaces between impacted components and sub systems.
• Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or to reuse of existing code.
• May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities. Remains current with new technologies.
• Participates in software system testing and validation procedures, programming and documentation.
• Provides technical advice and assists in solving programming problems.
• Ensures proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework and schedule slippage.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Work on bug resolution and application improvements, such as performance and maintainability.
• Participate actively in discussions, presentations and decisions about front-end development and application design.

Experience in the following areas:

• Project management, enterprise implementation, leadership experience, strategic planning, business acumen, application development, change management.
• Five (5) years of full stack development experience in Java, J2EE with working knowledge of Spring, ORM (Hibernate preferred), Spring Boot, cache implementations.
• Five (5) years of experience writing Database queries in PL/SQL, Functions, on Oracle.
• Knowledge of MongoDB, Python, Containers is a plus.
• Analyzes complex system requirements, including identifying program interactions and appropriate interfaces between impacted components and sub systems.
  • Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or to reuse of existing code.
  • Leads or participates in assigned projects, including assigning tasks, coordinating efforts, and monitoring performance.
  • May recommend new technologies and methodologies to management for meeting business needs, resolving problems and exploiting opportunities. Remains current with new technologies.
  • Obtains and evaluates information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration.
  • Participates in software system testing and validation procedures, programming and documentation.
  • Provides technical advice and assists in solving programming problems.
  • Writes and/or reviews system specifications, including output requirements and flow charts.
  • Assists in preparing project plans using project management tools.
  • Reviews test results; documents test activities, and records remedial actions.
  • Ensures proper analysis of problems and programming approaches to prevent rework and schedule slippage.
  • Knowledge of MongoDB, Python, Containers is a plus. Preferred total years of experience: 12+ years
  • Bachelor s degree (B.A.) in Computer Science, MIS or related degree

NOTES from hiring manager:

• Role needs to be local to Tampa area and work onsite hybrid model 2-3 days per week, no fully remote options.
• Manager is looking to convert to an FTE after contract period assuming performance and business value
• This is primarily a backend java role, don t really need UI app dev experience
• Need experience with Java services and Python services is a plus, they will be integrating with MQ
• Manager is building out a GEN AI team and this role will be a part of that group