Senior Java Full Stack Developer (Technical Lead)

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Java Full Stack Developer / Technical Lead

• Location: Buffalo, NY (2–3 days onsite; day 1)

• Engagement: Contract

Description

Lead the design and development of scalable enterprise applications in a hands-on full-stack capacity. You will build Java/Spring backend services (microservices, REST APIs, Hibernate/JPA), Angular responsive frontends, and SQL database solutions, while contributing to solution architecture and mentoring teams. Deploy and automate delivery on Azure using Azure DevOps CI/CD, and ensure quality through reviews, testing, performance tuning, and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate/JPA, and RESTful APIs

• Design microservices-based architectures for scalability, reliability, and maintainability

• Build responsive, user-friendly web applications using Angular

• Design and optimize relational database solutions with SQL (Oracle/SQL Server/PostgreSQL/MySQL)

• Create reusable components, frameworks, and development best practices

• Integrate with internal/external systems using modern integration patterns and APIs

• Contribute to solution architecture, technical design decisions, and technology/framework recommendations

• Ensure adherence to architectural standards, coding guidelines, and best practices

• Build and deploy on Azure

• Implement CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps

• Support automation, containerization, and cloud-native deployment strategies

• Conduct code reviews and enforce coding standards

• Drive performance tuning, troubleshooting, optimization, and security vulnerability remediation

• Ensure test coverage via unit, integration, and automated testing

• Lead and mentor developers; collaborate with stakeholders (product owners, architects, QA, PMs)

• Participate in Agile ceremonies and manage technical risks/dependencies to drive delivery

Requirements

• Strong expertise in Java (Java 8/11/17 or above)

• Spring Boot and Spring MVC

• REST APIs and microservices architecture

• Hibernate/JPA

• Angular, JavaScript, TypeScript, and HTML5 for responsive UI development

• Strong SQL programming; experience with Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL

• Experience with Azure and CI/CD (Azure DevOps)

• Source control experience with Git

• Solid understanding of enterprise solution architecture, system design, design patterns

• Knowledge of application security, performance optimization, integration patterns, event-driven architecture

• Agile/Scrum experience including estimation and sprint planning

• Ability to lead, mentor, and collaborate across cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Contract opportunity as a technical leader on enterprise modernization/development initiatives

• Hands-on role spanning architecture, engineering, cloud deployment, and team leadership