Senior Java Software Engineer

Job Title: Java Developer

Location: Remote (Canada)

Employment Type: Contract

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Java Developer with strong expertise in Core Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices, combined with exposure to modern cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and containerization technologies. The candidate will work on designing, developing, and deploying enterprise-grade applications in a collaborative, Agile environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and maintain Java-based applications using modern frameworks and tools.
• Implement solutions using Spring Boot, Microservices architecture, and RESTful APIs.
• Design scalable cloud-hosted solutions with AWS and Azure services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure end-to-end delivery of software features.
• Work with SQL/NoSQL databases, containerization, and orchestration technologies.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and integration testing to ensure high-quality code.
• Apply design patterns and best practices to improve system architecture.
• Troubleshoot complex issues and provide production support as needed.

Required Skills & Expertise

Core Java

• Stream API, Functional Programming
• Collections, Generics
• Thread Management & Concurrency
• Java coding problem-solving

Design Patterns

• Creational Design Patterns

Spring Boot & Related Frameworks

• Dependency Injection (IoC)
• Spring Security
• Spring AOP
• Global Exception Handling
• Spring Data JPA
• Hibernate & Persistence Context
• JUnit & Unit Testing
• Swagger/OpenAPI
• MVC Architecture
• Executor Service

Microservices

• Microservices design & implementation
• API Gateway & Discovery Service

Cloud Platforms

• AWS: EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS
• Azure: Web Hosting

Databases

• SQL: Joins, Queries (MySQL-specific)
• NoSQL: MongoDB, Core NoSQL concepts

Containers & Orchestration

• Docker: Images, Compose, Container Management
• Kubernetes: Pods, Cluster Management, Config Maps, Secrets, Commands

Nice-to-Have (Preferred):

• Familiarity with DevOps pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Exposure to monitoring & logging tools (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Experience in Agile teams with CI/CD workflows.