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Lead Java Developer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead Java Developer with 5+ years Java, leadership, FIX API, distributed services, and SDLC experience for mission-critical post-trade workflows.
Java, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Kafka, JMS, REST, WebSockets, Redis, QuickFIX/J, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Tanzu, Conventional SDLC tooling
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Lead Java Developer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOELead Java developer with 5+ years Java experience, Spring/JPA, distributed systems, FIX, microservices, and Agile delivery.
Java, Spring, JPA/Hibernate, Kafka, JMS, REST, Web Sockets, Redis, SQL, PL/SQL, Conccurency, OpenShift, Kubernetes, QuickFIX/J, React, Angular
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Java Lead Developer
Columbus, Ohio, United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOEBachelor's degree; 5+ years IT experience; 4+ years Java development; API creation and multi-platform experience.
Java, APIs, Automation
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Lead Java Developer - Contractor
Peachtree Corners, Georgia, United States
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5+ YOEBachelor’s degree in CS or related field; 5-10 years Java development; Oracle DB/DB2 and MQ experience; Java tools and frameworks; Agile; API and web tech; IDEs; open source frameworks.
Java, Java EE, Spring, Hibernate, Java SE 8, Maven, Eclipse, Oracle, MQ, Web frameworks, Unit testing tools, Application containers
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Lead Java Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$113k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years of experience in Java, Spring Boot, microservices; design/implement robust software; hybrid work; bachelor’s degree; visa sponsorship not available.
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices
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Lead Java Developer
Sunnyvale, California, United States
$113k-$130k/yr HybridFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years Java with Spring Boot microservices; strong design/architecture skills; hybrid work in Sunnyvale, CA; bachelor's degree; visa transfer/sponsorship not available.
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, DevOps
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Java Software Developer Lead - TechArch
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE2+ MgmtLead Java Developer with 5+ years in Java, Spring, Azure; manages a small team, provides technical guidance, and ensures quality and security.
Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Azure, API (OpenAPI/Swagger), IBM App Connect Enterprise, Oracle/MS SQL Server, Azure SQL, OpenAPI/Swagger
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Lead Java Developer- Vice President
New York, New York, United States
$142k-$213k/yr HybridFull Time
Senior Java developer with Core Java/J2EE/Spring; Python scripting; Capital Markets front office experience; AWS migration; microservices, containers; observability; strong communication.
Java, J2EE, Spring, Python, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Kafka, JMS, gRPC, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, Relational Databases, NoSQL, Linux
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Java Interface Lead Developer
Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
$115k-$125k/yr OnsiteFull Time
9+ YOESenior Java developer with 8-10 years of experience, strong in Java 17, microservices, SQL/NoSQL, Azure, and cloud-native design; insurance domain experience preferred.
Java, Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, JDBC, JDK, JVM, Azure, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis, Hazelcast, Pub/Sub, Junit, Mockito, Maven, HTML, Servlets, JSP, Spring, MVC, Liquibase
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Java Lead Developer (48733)
New Jersey, New Jersey, United States
OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8-10 years of experience; strong Java backend with Spring/Hibernate; leadershipили; experience with SQL/NoSQL and RESTful APIs
Java, Spring, Hibernate, SQL, NoSQL, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
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Lead Java Software Engineer
Madison or North America
$85k-$160k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years in software development; strong Java, Spring Boot; cloud & DevOps; microservices; communication and collaboration skills.
Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, NoSQL, OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, APM, Apache Camel, RabbitMQ, AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Jira, Confluence, Git, REST, SOAP, SQL
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Developer - Java
Topeka, Kansas, United States
$82k-$136k/yr HybridFull Time
2+ YOEJava/JEE developer with experience in Java EE, Spring, and REST APIs; BS in CS preferred; ITIL/Agile training preferred; multiple seniority levels from Developer II to Lead.
Java, Spring Boot, EJB, REST APIs, Git, Jenkins, WebSphere, Maven, SQL, JUnit, Okta, OAuth2
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Lead Java Developer - Data Engineering
Austin or Southlake
$152k-$168k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE4+ Mgmt7+ years in software development with 4+ years in engineering leadership; strong SQL/NoSQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle/SQL Server/MySQL/MongoDB; Java, REST, Spring; data integration and architecture experience.
Java, REST, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Jira, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Cloud Data Flow
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Java Lead Software Engineer
New York City, New York, United States
$152k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOE7+ years of professional software development; strong Java (11/17+), Spring Boot; CI/CD, cloud native, Agile; financial services domain knowledge.
Java, Spring Boot, CI/CD, OpenTelemetry, AWS, Kubernetes, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, EKS, Lambdas, SQS, SNS, KMS
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Lead Java Payments Engineer
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; Java app development; Spring Boot; Oracle/MongoDB; Kafka; Microservices/SOA; API Gateway; Containerization; Cloud (Azure/Kubernetes/Google/PCF); Agile.
Java, Spring Boot, Oracle, MongoDB, Kafka, Microservices, SOA, REST API, API Gateway, Containerization, Azure, Kubernetes, Google Cloud, PCF, Agile
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Java Lead Software Engineer
New York, New York, United States
$152k-$215k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering experience; strong Java/Spring Boot; database and cloud familiarity; SDLC involvement; code reviews and performance tuning.
Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, PostgreSQL, SQL, Kafka, Splunk, Dynatrace, Postman, AWS, Jira, Confluence, IntelliJ IDEA, Maven, Git, Jenkins, Sonar, Artifactory, AI-powered code assistants
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Lead Java Engineer
Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States
HybridFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software engineering; 7+ years with Java 8+, Spring/Spring Boot, microservices; CI/CD with Jenkins; AWS experience; Redis/Apache Ignite; Kafka/MQ; Datadog/Dynatrace/Splunk; financial services experience preferred; hybrid in-office in St. Petersburg, FL.
Java, Spring, Spring Boot, REST, SOAP, Microservices, Service Oriented Architecture, Event Driven Architecture, SQL, NoSQL, Redis, Apache Ignite, Kafka, MQ, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, Jenkins, AWS
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Team Lead/Sr. Java Engineer
United States
$180k-$200k/yr RemoteFull Time
Lead and mentor engineers; architect scalable Java/Kotlin systems; ensure database optimization; client engagement; remote US required.
Java, Kotlin, SQL, NoSQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
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Software Engineer Lead (FullStack Java Developer)
Dallas or Farmers Branch or Strongsville or Pittsburgh
$55k-$159k/yr OnsiteFull Time
3+ YOELead UI and backend development; 5+ years in Java/microservices, cloud, CI/CD; strong leadership and mentoring.
Angular, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Gradle, OpenShift, AWS, Azure, Jenkins, UDeploy, Maven, Dynatrace, Splunk, WebSphere, Oracle, MongoDB
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Lead GenAI Java Developer - VP
New York, New York, United States
$150k-$210k/yr OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE2+ Mgmt10+ years Java engineering, Scala willingness, microservices, distributed databases, Kafka/MQ, GenAI, cloud/DevOps expertise, leadership.
Java, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, MQ, Python, LLMs, RAG, Vector databases, LangChain, Transformers
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Java Team Lead
United States
RemoteFull Time
5+ YOE2+ Mgmt5+ years Java development; 2+ years leading a team; Spring Boot; concurrency; REST APIs; CI/CD; Docker; Linux; AWS; PostgreSQL; security best practices.
Java, Spring Boot, SQL, PostgreSQL, REST, SNS/SQS, Docker, Linux, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform
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Lead Java Trading System Engineer
New York, New York, United States
$114k-$190k/yr OnsiteFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years software engineering; strong Java (JVM, multithreading); API development, Docker/Kubernetes; Linux; PostgreSQL; Git; Gradle/Maven; Agile; low-latency development.
Java, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, Gradle, Maven, Linux, PostgreSQL, Spring, Spring Boot, Redis, Apache Kafka
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Lead Software Engineer - Java
Plano, Texas, United States
OnsiteFull Time
10+ YOE10+ years in software development; Java or Python; Spring Boot; NodeJS; REST APIs; cloud and microservices; leadership.
Java, Python, Spring Boot, NodeJS, REST APIs, AWS, SQL, Real-time streaming, Microservices
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Senior Java Developer
United States
$111k-$139k/yr RemoteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years development experience; strong Java/J2EE, Spring, REST/SOAP web services; front-end basics; CI/CD and cloud (Azure/AWS); Oracle SQL; ability to lead, design systems, and mentor teammates.
Java, J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, REST, SOAP, OAuth2, SAML, OpenID, Kafka, Airflow, Jenkins, Git, SVN, Maven, Camel, Fuse, Oracle SQL, Azure, AWS, React, Angular, ExtJS, HTML5, CSS, Hibernate
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Sr Lead Developer - Backend (Java Springboot) - Plano, TX
Plano, Texas, United States
$44k-$156k/yr OnsiteFull Time, Contract
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8+ YOE2+ Mgmt8+ years Java backend development, microservices, REST, CI/CD, cloud platforms, Docker/Kubernetes, SQL/NoSQL, leadership.
Java, Spring Boot, REST, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, Elasticsearch/Logging, SQL, NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, DDD, Event-driven, Saga patterns, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Elk Stack
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Lead Software Engineer - Java
Saint Paul or Charlotte or Columbia
$99k-$162k/yr HybridFull Time
8+ YOE5+ Mgmt8+ years in Java-based software development; 5+ years in team leadership; strong Spring expertise; experience with OpenShift/Azure; relational databases; and modern DevOps tools.
Java, Spring Framework, Spring Boot, Spring Batch, Spring Security, Spring Integration, Red Hat OpenShift, Azure, Oracle, SQL Server, SQL, Git, Azure DevOps, Maven, Gradle, Selenium, Playwright
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Lead Software Engineer (Java) - Contract
United States
$100-$125/hr RemoteContract
10+ YOE3+ MgmtLead architect across client engagements; strong Java backend, full-stack capabilities, and client-facing leadership.
Java, Dropwizard, Django, React, Expo, Vite, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, Docker, Terraform, Pulumi, GitHub Actions, Postgres, Redis, TimescaleDB, DynamoDB, Pytest, Jest, Cypress
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Sr Java Developer, AVP
Whippany, New Jersey, United States
$161k-$175k/yr HybridFull Time
Design, develop, and maintain software; collaborate with product/design; ensure secure code and unit testing; lead/associate AVP responsibilities.
Java, Spring, JUnit, CI/CD
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Senior Java Developer (AUSTIN, TX)
Austin, Texas, United States
$6k-$11k/mo HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years IT software development; 3+ years leading projects; Java/.NET/Middleware experience; Agile; Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Business or related field; willing to relocate to Austin.
Java, SQL, PL/SQL, REST, XML, Jira, Bitbucket, CI/CD, DevOps
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Java Technical Lead - Remote
Minneapolis or Washington
$92k-$164k/yr HybridFull Time
10+ YOE3+ MgmtSenior Java/Spring Boot lead with 10+ years of software engineering, API/microservice focus, CI/CD, cloud deployment, and strong leadership.
Java, Spring Boot, APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, Cloud platforms, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace
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Lead Software Engineer II – Java & Python
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
$100k-$135k/yr RemoteAll Commitments Available
4+ YOE4-6 years of software engineering, strong Java/Python backend, AWS experience, SQL/NoSQL knowledge, CI/CD, Docker, and collaboration skills.
Java, Python, AWS, DynamoDB, RDS, PostgreSQL, DocumentDB, Docker, ECS, EKS, CloudWatch, Datadog, CI/CD
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Senior Java Backend Engineer
Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, United States
$110k-$186k/yr OnsiteFull Time
8+ YOE8+ years of backend Java/Spring Boot development; 6+ years leading delivery; 6+ years IaC and cloud operations; 6+ years containerization; 3+ years Snowflake/Oracle integration; Bachelor’s in CS/IT/IS or related field or equivalent experience.
Java, Spring Boot, REST, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, CI/CD, Snowflake, Oracle
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Staff Engineer - Java (HYBRID)
Bethesda or Dallas or Seattle
$100k-$230k/yr HybridFull Time
Lead engineer with API-first design, Java/microservices, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes; experience with GraphQL, gRPC, SQL/NoSQL, and mentoring.
Java, Python, GraphQL, gRPC, Kubernetes, Kafka, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, CosmosDB, Cassandra, Trino
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Java Software Engineer, Lead Associate
Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
$104k-$166k/yr OnsiteFull Time
7+ YOESeven years SWE experience; Bachelor's degree in CS or related field; six years Java development; active TS/SCI with poly; Open Source NoSQL and Kubernetes experience preferred.
Java, RESTful services, Kubernetes, Linux, NoSQL, Open Source
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Lead Full Stack Java Developer - On-Site Coordinator
Issaquah, Washington, United States
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5+ YOEBachelor's degree; 5+ years Java; 3+ years ReactJS; 3+ years Spring Boot/Hibernate; 5+ years enterprise apps; strong JS, REST/SOAP, SQL, XML; Agile/CI/CD; Git/TFS; offshore coordination.
Java, JavaScript, JQuery, REST, SOAP, JDBC, SQL, JPA, XML, XSD, XSLT, JUnit, Mockito, JMockit, Jenkins, Git, TFS, ReactJS, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Servlet, JSP, MVC, SCSS, Backbone.js, Splunk, Redis, Memcached
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Java Technical Lead - Remote
Minneapolis or Washington
$92k-$164k/yr RemoteFull Time
10+ YOE4+ Mgmt10+ years software engineering; Java and Spring Boot; API/microservices; CI/CD; cloud deployment; leadership; strong communication.
Java, Spring Boot, APIs, Microservices, CI/CD, Cloud, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace
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Lead Engineer - Java FSE, React, AWS
United States
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6+ YOE6+ years Java/J2EE; 3+ years Python and Go; 3+ years React/Node; 2+ years AWS; strong DevOps and cross-functional collaboration
Java, Python, Go, React, Node.js, AWS, Jenkins, Maven, Gradle, Git, GitHub, SVN, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Ansible, JUnit, PL/SQL, SQL Server, Oracle
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Java Lead (With Scala) (Tampa, USA-FL, US, 33634)
Tampa, Florida, United States
$60k-$135k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOEJava Full Stack development experience; strong core Java, functional programming; Scala experience; API, data modeling, SQL/PLSQL; 5-8 years experience.
Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, Angular, React, Java, Scala, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kafka, GraphQL, OpenShift, Redis, Hazelcast
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Lead Software Engineer (Java/NextJS) - Peer Insights
Irving or Stamford
$116k-$170k/yr HybridFull Time
5+ YOE5+ years in web app development; strong React, Next.js, Java, TypeScript; UI-focused; secure coding practices; multi-platform design; cloud and containerized pipelines knowledge.
React, Next.js, Java, TypeScript, PL/SQL, ElasticSearch, Valkey
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Lead Software Engineer, Back End (Java, SPARK, EMR)
Plano, Texas, United States
$179k-$205k/yr OnsiteFull Time
4+ YOELead backend software engineer with Java, Spark, EMR; 4+ years' experience; cloud-AWS experience; leadership and mentoring capabilities.
Java, Python, SQL, Node.js, Go, Scala, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS
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UnitedHealth GroupCognizantIntercontinental ExchangeJPMorgan ChaseCapital OneCitiFiservGEICO
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Onsite: 64Hybrid: 41Remote: 17