Java Consultant

Title: Java Consultant

Location: Salt Lake City UT (Onsite)

Type: Contract

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop test and maintain Java based backend applications using Spring Boot.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs for internal and external system integrations.
• Collaborate with product owners architects and QA teams to define technical requirements.
• Write clean maintainable and efficient code following industry best practices.
• Analyze and optimize application performance; troubleshoot and conduct root cause analysis.
• Integrate APIs with relational or NoSQL databases.
• Implement authentication authorization and application security best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain technical documentation for APIs architecture and deployment workflows.
• Partner with DevOps teams to support CI/CD pipelines and cloud based deployments.

Day-to-Day Job Duties:

• Develop and enhance Java microservices and REST APIs using Spring Boot.
• Build new features fix bugs and deliver changes in iterative sprints.
• Write and update unit tests integration tests and API tests.
• Troubleshoot production and lower environment issues and coordinate fixes.
• Review daily logs monitor application health and resolve performance bottlenecks.
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases to write queries optimize schemas and debug issues.
• Participate in daily standups sprint planning and story grooming discussions.
• Maintain API documentation and update design specifications as changes occur.
• Collaborate with DevOps on deployment activities versioning and release readiness.
• Engage in code reviews ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.

Education Qualification:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience.

Required Skills:

• Strong proficiency in Java 8/11.
• Hands on experience with Spring Boot Spring MVC Spring Data JPA.
• Strong understanding of REST API principles JSON and HTTP methods.
• Experience working with SQL/NoSQL databases (MySQL PostgreSQL MongoDB etc.).
• Understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Strong debugging problem solving and performance tuning capabilities.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years of professional experience in Java backend development.
• Hands on experience building REST APIs and enterprise applications using Spring Boot.
• Experience working with relational or NoSQL databases.
• Solid understanding of object oriented programming and design patterns.
• Ability to work collaboratively in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Excellent communication and technical documentation skills.
• Must be based in Salt Lake City UT

Travel Requirement:

• No travel required for this role.

Nice-to-Have Experience:

• Familiarity with Hibernate Spring Security Kafka or message driven architecture.
• Experience with Docker Kubernetes and cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP).
• Exposure to CI/CD tools (Jenkins GitLab CI GitHub Actions Azure DevOps).
• Experience with API Gateway or service mesh technologies.
• Knowledge of caching frameworks (Redis Hazelcast).
• Experience working in DevOps oriented or microservices heavy environments