Java Developer

Job title: Java Developer

Location: Plano, Texas (Hybrid)

Role Overview

We are seeking an individual contributor responsible for developing and delivering complex software requirements to accomplish business goals. This role ensures that software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. The position involves coding solutions, creating unit tests, and ensuring successful integration into the overall application/system with clear, robust, and well-tested interfaces.

Key Responsibilities

• Code solutions and unit tests to deliver requirements per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance standards.

• Utilize multiple architectural components (data, application, business) in the design and development of client requirements.

• Ensure software is developed to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements.

• Contribute to story refinement and the definition of requirements.

• Participate in and guide the team in estimating work necessary to realize a story or requirement through its delivery lifecycle.

• Assist the team with resolving technical complexities involved in realizing story work.

• Contribute to existing test suites (integration, regression, performance); analyze test reports, identify test issues, and triage the underlying cause.

• Document and communicate required information for deployment, maintenance, support, and business functionality.

• Required Qualifications

• Experience in Distributed System development using Java/J2EE/Web Technologies.

• Proficiency with the Spring Framework, including Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring Integration, Spring MVC, and Spring Data JPA.

• Experience working on high-volume applications and with server-side frameworks like Spring MVC.

• Experience building restful web services and a good understanding of SOAP web services with XML and JSON.

• Working knowledge of front-end technologies like Handlebars, Vue, and ReactJS.

• Familiarity with XML and JSON binding libraries (JAXB, Jackson, Gson).

• Experience with unit testing using JUnit.

• Proficiency with Git, Maven, Artifactory, and an IDE such as Eclipse.

• Experience with Git distributed version control, including branching and merge strategies, and Bitbucket.

• Knowledge of monitoring tools like Splunk and Dynatrace.

• Familiarity with MQ (Websphere MQ or ActiveMQ) and experience in performance tuning with an understanding of JVM internals.

• Experience with Groovy, object-oriented programming concepts, and Java design patterns.

• Experience with defensive programming, application security, and working with GitHub Copilot or other coding agents/LLMs.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience.

• Exposure to Agile methodologies.

• Ability to communicate complex technology solutions to diverse technical, business, and management teams.

• Good interpersonal communication skills for technical and business conversations.

• Analytical skills to break down requirements and solve problems.

• 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.

Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan, a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.