Java Back End Developer

Kforce - Sunrise, FL

Full-time

Sunrise, FL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Java Back End Developer at Kforce Inc is a key member of an agile engineering team responsible for designing and developing software applications. This role involves writing code, conducting unit tests, and automating deployments, while collaborating with product managers to prioritize features and manage technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a core member of an agile engineering team that designs and develops software applications
• Writing code and unit tests, working on API specification, test automation, and conducting code reviews
• Performing ongoing refactoring of code, utilizing visualization and other techniques to fast-track concepts, and delivering continuous improvement
• Working with product managers to prioritize features for ongoing sprints and managing a list of technical requirements based on industry trends, new technologies, known defects, and issues
• Debugging basic software components and identifying code defects for remediation
• Enabling the development, support, and monitoring of software across test, integration, and production environments
• Automating deployments in test or production environments

Requirements

• At least 3+ years of hands-on software development experience using Java or similar programming language
• Experience with Spring Boot and/or Vert.x Frameworks
• Experience building APIs using techniques like REST, RPC (gRPC and similar), Functions (AWS Lambda)
• Experience with Relational and non-relational databases Oracle, DB2, Postgres, Mongo and/or Couchbase
• Experience with test automation, performance testing, and working with QA engineers to resolve defects
• Experience in Agile development and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off for salaried personnel
• Paid sick leave for hourly employees on Service Contract Act projects