Lead Full Stack Java Developer

Quick Facts

Onsite, 5x/week. Location: Moorestown, NJ. Duration: 12 months. Interview type: Virtual and in-person. Locals only.

Description

Lead the design and development of scalable, cloud-ready applications across the full stack. Provide technical leadership from Java/Spring Boot microservices to modern front-end frameworks, guiding a team through the full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application design and development using Java (11/17/21), Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Build responsive, accessible front-end applications using React and/or Angular with TypeScript.
• Design and develop RESTful and event-driven APIs (Kafka/messaging) with strong security, performance, and resiliency patterns.
• Own solution architecture, technical design documents, and coding standards.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization using OAuth 2.0 / OIDC, Spring Security, and integrations such as Okta and Entra ID.
• Design data models and work with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis).
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) and containerized deployments (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
• Deploy and operate services on AWS and/or Azure with observability via logging, metrics, and tracing.
• Drive quality through unit, integration, and end-to-end testing (JUnit, Mockito, Jest, Cypress) and code reviews.
• Mentor and lead developers; plan sprints, estimate work, and remove technical blockers.
• Collaborate with product owners, architects, QA, and stakeholders to deliver features on schedule.

Requirements

• 8–12 years of software development experience; at least 3 years in a technical lead role.
• Expert in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Hibernate/JPA, and microservices design patterns.
• Strong front-end skills in React or Angular, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3.
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs; GraphQL and Kafka/event streaming exposure preferred.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and a major cloud platform (AWS and/or Azure).
• Strong SQL skills and experience with at least one NoSQL database.
• CI/CD and Git workflows with test automation and secure coding practices (OWASP).
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Benefits

Not specified in the posting.