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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Principal Java Developer - **Company:** Bright Vision Technologies - **Location:** Ashburn, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $170,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Acceptance Test-Driven Development, Microsoft Azure, Behavior-Driven Development, Code Review, Continuous Integration, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Software Debugging, DevOps, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle (Applications), Query Optimization, RabbitMQ, Release Management, Software Deployment, Software Engineering, Web Applications, Web Application Frameworks, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Backend, Git, Vue.js, Event Driven Architecture, Containerization, AngularJS, Git Flow, Information Technology, Production Code, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Software Version Control, Serverless Computing, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usb02db9bb229e19fb872862e2eb21a437 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline. * Five or more years of professional software development experience building production-grade enterprise applications. * Strong, demonstrable understanding of data structures, algorithms, computational complexity, and end-to-end system design principles. * Advanced working knowledge of Java (versions 11 and 17), the Spring Boot framework, and the design of clean, idiomatic RESTful APIs. * Hands-on, production-level experience designing and operating microservices architectures, including service decomposition, inter-service communication, and observability patterns. * Proven experience developing front-end applications using React, with working familiarity in Angular or Vue considered a strong plus. * Strong SQL skills and meaningful experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, or SQL Server, including query tuning and schema design. * Solid experience with CI/CD tooling and Git-based version control workflows, including branching strategies, code review practices, and release management. * Hands-on experience deploying applications to at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP), including familiarity with managed services, networking, and identity primitives. * Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills, with the discipline to investigate problems methodically and document findings clearly., * Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures using Kafka, RabbitMQ, or equivalent streaming platforms. * Familiarity with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes in production environments. * Exposure to distributed system design principles such as eventual consistency, CAP trade-offs, idempotency, and saga patterns. * Experience writing automation tests using modern frameworks and contributing to test-driven and behavior-driven development practices. ## Description We are seeking an accomplished Java Full Stack Developer to architect, design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade web applications and distributed systems that operate at significant scale and across multiple business domains. 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