Java/Kafka Developer (Remote)

Senior Java/Microservices/Cloud Developer:

Responsibilities:
Designing and implementing greenfield applications using Spring on top of cloud platforms (Cloud Platform)
Migrating legacy applications to modern microservice based architectures
Integrating various services (databases, storage, APIs) into cloud applications
Working according to the agile methodology (using techniques such as XP and pair programming)

Requirements:

• Minimum 8 years programming with Java, JEE, XML, Web Services.
• Experience with full stack Java-based enterprise technologies and tools using Java, Node.js, Javascript, Microservices architecture, Spring, Apache Kafka, Apache Camel and REST.
• Must be able to code in prevailing technologies including Java, Spring, SQL including hands-on expertise with cloud native solutions from Google or AWS.
• Solid application design, coding, testing, maintenance and debugging skills and strong experience with Java 8/J2EE distributed application development, REST, and domain model Microservices, Spring Boot, API gateway, etc.
• Proven abilities delivering CI/CD development methodologies.
• Experience with modern development tools (ideally Intellij, Git, Maven, CI servers, Confluence (or other wikis), JIRA (or other trackers), code review tools, SCA tools).
• Knowledge of event sourcing and distributed message systems like using Apache Kafka.
• Knowledge of Domain Driven Design concepts and designing and developing Microservices from Monolith architecture.
• Experience in event-driven design of Microservices and 12-factor app development standards.
• Expert knowledge of Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Integration, Spring Cloud Data Flow etc).
• API design and implementation (remote vs local APIs, routing and reverse proxying, load balancing, optimization techniques).
• Experience with developing within a Cloud environment, must have good knowledge on cloud infrastructure including AWS.
• Knowledge of developing Spring Data access application with AWS RDS or NoSQL data stores and polyglot persistence (Couchbase, Cassandra).
• Experience with container orchestrators and container engines (Kubernetes, Docker).

Job Types: Full-time, Contract

Pay: $35.00 - $55.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
This is a 100% remote contracting opportunity until deemed safe to go back into the office. Must be able to work on a W2 basis for this contracting role.

Experience:

• Kafka: 5 years (Required)
• Java: 5 years (Required)
• Microservices: 5 years (Required)

Work Location:

• Fully Remote