Job Title: Senior Java FSD Developer Location: New York, NY, Hybrid Duration: 9 months
About the Role We’re seeking a hands-on Lead Java FSD who can build, and scale API-first platforms and integration with AI assisted and/or AI First approach.
Required qualifications, capabilities, & skills
12+ years professional software engineering experience; 3+ years architecting cloud-native services on AWS.
Expert in Java 11+/17, Spring Boot, REST, JSON, OpenAPI, and asynchronous messaging (SNS/SQS/Kafka).
Strong with integration patterns (sync/async), API versioning, backwards compatibility, schema evolution, and contract testing (Pact/WireMock).
Proficient with SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL/Aurora) and at least one NoSQL (DynamoDB/DocumentDB); caching with Redis.
Proficient in CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation), Docker, and container orchestration (ECS/EKS).
Solid observability (logs, metrics, traces) and performance tuning (JVM, DB, API latency, throughput).
Front-end capability with React + TypeScript (or Angular), including state mgmt (Redux/RTK/React Query), routing, and component design.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and mentoring skills.
Preferred qualification, capabilities, & skills
Experience with micro frontends, CEN/XFS API’s, Terraform
Exposure to Java, Spring Boot, RESTful, Dynamo
Experience with Datadog, CloudWatch, Open Telemetry
Knowledge of AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., Copilot, Claude, Gitub etc.) and prompt engineering for LLM’s
What are the top 3 skills required for this role? 1. Java, Springboot, Microservices, REST API’s, API Integration, ReactJS, TypeScript, Java Script, Websockets, & NodeJS 2. Agile methodologies such as CI/CD & experience with service workers, Grafana, Splunk, Dynatree 3. Commercial Banking knowledge a plus
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is $60.00/hr.
