Java Developer

We are seeking an experienced Java Developer Contractor to support the design development and maintenance of web applications backend services and cloud-based solutions. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable working across the Java/Spring ecosystem building REST APIs integrating with AWS services and contributing to modern CI/CD-driven development workflows.

The right candidate will be hands-on pragmatic and comfortable working independently while collaborating with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design develop test and maintain Java-based applications using Java SDK 21.
• Build and enhance applications using Spring Boot and the broader Spring Framework.
• Develop and maintain REST APIs and JSON-based integrations.
• Support smaller web applications using Thymeleaf HTML CSS and JavaScript.
• Work with AWS-based infrastructure and services including ECS API Gateway and DynamoDB.
• Contribute to source control and development workflows using GitLab.
• Build maintain and troubleshoot GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with team members on application architecture implementation decisions code reviews and deployment practices.
• Support infrastructure-as-code efforts especially where Terraform is used.
• Use IntelliJ IDEA as the primary development environment.
• Apply sound software engineering practices including maintainable code design testing documentation and operational awareness.
• Where appropriate leverage AI-assisted coding tools to improve development productivity and code quality.

Required Qualifications

• Strong professional experience developing applications with Java.
• Experience with Java 21 or recent versions of the Java SDK.
• Solid experience with Spring Boot and Spring-based application development.
• Experience designing building and consuming REST APIs.
• Strong working knowledge of JSON and API integration patterns.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies including HTML CSS and JavaScript.
• Experience using Git-based source control preferably GitLab.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines preferably GitLab CI/CD.
• Practical experience developing deploying or supporting applications in AWS.
• Ability to work independently communicate clearly and deliver high-quality work in a contractor capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Thymeleaf for server-side templating.
• Hands-on experience with AWS services such as:
• Amazon ECS
• Amazon API Gateway
• Amazon DynamoDB
• Familiarity with Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools.
• Experience using IntelliJ IDEA in a professional development environment.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code GitHub Copilot Cursor or similar tools.
• Experience troubleshooting cloud deployments application logs build pipelines and environment-related issues.
• Understanding of secure coding practices and cloud application security concepts.

Technical Environment

Our current technology stack includes:

• Java SDK 21
• Spring Boot / Spring Framework
• Thymeleaf
• REST APIs
• JSON
• HTML / CSS / JavaScript
• AWS including ECS API Gateway and DynamoDB
• GitLab repositories
• GitLab CI/CD pipelines
• Terraform
• IntelliJ IDEA
• AI-assisted coding tools including exploration of Claude Code

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a strong Java developer who can move comfortably between backend development lightweight front-end work cloud-based deployments and CI/CD workflows. They should be able to understand existing systems quickly contribute clean and maintainable code and work effectively in a modern cloud-oriented development environment.

Experience with AWS GitLab pipelines Terraform and AI-assisted coding tools is highly valued.