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# Backend Java API Engineer

- **Company:** Computer Task Group, Inc
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Aspect-Oriented Programming, Batch Processing, Continuous Integration, Data Security, Dependency Injection, DevOps, Web Development, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Groovy, Hibernate (Java), Spring Framework, Enterprise Messaging Systems, NoSQL, Ruby, Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Inversion of Control, Spring-boot, SOAPAPI, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Web Technologies, Asynchronous Programming, Functional Programming, Restful APIs, Docker, Service Stack
- **Published:** July 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.phoenixjobs.com/job.asp?id=3319195200&tx=YT707CTZ&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* 6- 9 years of experience in a Java 11 or later, Spring boot, Hibernate, SOAP Web services
 * Experience in application design, software development, and testing, in an Agile environment.
 * Experience with relational and NoSQL databases and GCP
 * Experience designing and developing REST APIs for high volume clients.
 * Experience with continuous integration tools & container orchestration technologies (e.g. Docker and Kubernetes)
 * Experience working on asynchronous programming and messaging systems like Kafka
 * Amex experience is highly preferred

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## Description

An Application Developer with expertise in Java and Web Technologies is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting applications based on the Java/JEE technology stack. They utilize Java frameworks and languages such as Ruby, or Groovy for web development. This role focuses on enterprise application development, implementing transaction management, managing Java objects, and integrating enterprise systems. Key areas of expertise include dependency injection, inversion of control, aspect-oriented programming, functional programming, test-driven development, data access frameworks, transaction management frameworks, and batch processing. Proficiency in DevOps methodologies and tools is also essential for this role.


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