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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Java Developers - **Company:** Elite - **Location:** Reston, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), User Authentication, Unit Testing, Cloud Database, Code Review, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Hibernate (Java), Java Database Connectivity, Java Message Service (JMS), Spring Framework, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Object-Oriented Software Development, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, Software Requirements Analysis, Web Services, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations (XSLT), Software Organization, Spring-boot, Software Troubleshooting, Backend, Graphql, Restful APIs, Api Management - **Published:** August 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.elitetechnicaljobs.com/apply/?jobid=12690 ## About the Role Education Level: Bachelor's Degree. In lieu of a Bachelor's degree, an additional 4 years of relevant work experience is required in addition to the required work experience. -Experience: 8 years+ as a Java Developer, providing Software design and development, software test and evaluation, software requirements management. - Prior experience with onboarding web services on to APIM platform (preferably IBM API Connect) - Experience building web services with MongoDB as the backend is must have. Must be able to build applications ontop of MongoDB (critically important) - Expertise in creating APIs preferably in cloud/EKS with cloud databases ( PostGres, MongoDB etc) and onboarding APIs on APIM gateway ( such as IBM APIC ) -Agile/Scrum framework experience required. - Must have strong Spring Boot framework knowledge. - Strong in web service developments (REST API, SOAP) - Strong understanding APIs architectures, and experience of certificate, API communications with other systems along with different authentication methods. - Solid hands-on experience in Java/J2E, Spring, Spring Boot, JDBC, Hibernate, JMS, XML, XSLT, including detail design, coding, and unit testing. - Excellent object-oriented analysis and design patterns/techniques with foundation and expert knowledge in the area of Web Services (Restful, SOAP, API), Core Java and J2EE standards. - Implement secure and scalable API solutions to meet business requirements. - Writing clean, efficient, and scalable code - Troubleshooting and debugging issues - Experience/knowledge in Health Care industry is plus. - GraphQL background is highly desirable ## Description Expertise in creating APIs preferably in cloud/EKS with cloud databases ( PostGres, MongoDB etc) and onboarding APIs on APIM gateway ( such as IBM APIC ) - Excellent object-oriented analysis and design patterns/techniques with foundation and expert knowledge in the area of Web Services (Restful, SOAP, API), Core Java and J2EE standards. - Produce high quality detail design documents, coding, code review and unit testing. - Provide insight into software development best practices and lifecycle. - Proven strong technical skill and development in all phases of the SDLC. - Participate in projects as a member of an Agile/Scrum team including project estimation, task creation and driving to complete tasks in each sprint in a timely manner. -Mentor other developers on the team This position is hybrid (1 day onsite in Reston VA per week is required) and requires a final round F2F interview. 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