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# Java Lead Developer Miami, FL 4x a week and remote on Friday

- **Company:** Stellent IT LLC
- **Location:** Miami, FL, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $200,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Checkstyle, Cloud Engineering, Code Generation, Software Quality, Serialization, Programming Tools, Github, Spring Framework, Junit, Load Testing, Apache Maven, OAuth, Redis, Mockito, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Java Application Server, Spring-mvc, Amazon ElastiCache, Istio, Spring-boot, Caching, Apigee, Git, Spring Data, Kubernetes, Avro, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Gateway, Restful APIs, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** July 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us83fdf7254b8066910808c1318cd84d9b

## About the Role

5+ years hands-on Java development (Java 17+)
Spring Boot 3.x - strong hands-on experience
Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux (Project Reactor, reactive streams)
GraphQL - Spring GraphQL, federated subgraph development, schema-first design
Maven build system
Kafka - producers/consumers, Avro serialization, schema registry
Redis - caching strategies, Spring Data Redis, Sentinel
Resilience4j - circuit breakers, time limiters, retry patterns
WebClient and RestTemplate for downstream service calls
OAuth2 client credential flows
Kubernetes - pods, services, ConfigMaps, deployments
Docker - containerized Java applications
AWS - ElastiCache, cloud-native deployment patterns
MapStruct for DTO mapping, Lombok
JUnit 5, Mockito, WireMock, Rest Assured
Code quality: Checkstyle, PMD, SpotBugs, JaCoCo (80%+ coverage targets)
Git, GitHub Actions CI/CD
Active usage of AI development tools in daily workflow
Nice to Have:
GraphQL federation and graph registry experience
API gateway configuration (Apigee or similar)
Service mesh experience (Istio)
K6 or similar load testing frameworks
Prometheus metrics and Spring Boot Actuator
GraphQL code generation tooling
Travel/e-commerce domain experience

## Description

Hands-on Java microservices engineer coding day-to-day on a cloud-native commerce platform. You will build and maintain REST APIs, GraphQL subgraphs, composite services, and integration gateways deployed on Kubernetes in AWS., Design, develop, and maintain Spring Boot microservices (both Spring MVC and Spring WebFlux/reactive)
Build and extend federated GraphQL subgraphs using Spring GraphQL
Develop composite services that orchestrate calls across cart, pricing, inventory, eligibility, and order domains
Implement resilient HTTP integrations using WebClient and RestTemplate with Resilience4j circuit breakers
Build Kafka consumers/producers with schema registry and Avro serialization
Configure and optimize Redis caching with Sentinel replication
Implement OAuth2 client credential flows for upstream API integration
Write comprehensive tests using JUnit 5, Mockito, WireMock, Rest Assured, and Reactor Test
Maintain code quality with Checkstyle, PMD, SpotBugs, and JaCoCo coverage thresholds
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