Java Lead - API Developer

Spectraforce

Richmond, VA, United States

1 day ago

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Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Experience required

5 years minimum

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.juju.com

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon Web Services Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing Code Review Databases Amazon DynamoDB Python (Programming Language) PostgreSQL NoSQL OAuth

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Performance Tuning Queueing Systems Redis Swagger JSON Web Token Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Software Engineering SQL Databases WebSocket Openapi Google Cloud Load Balancing Postman Istio Software Security Caching Rate Limiting Containerization Kubernetes Enterprise Integration Apache Kafka Graphql Restful APIs Software Version Control Docker Golang Programming Languages Microservices

Job description

Programming Languages: Proficiency in at (Python, Java, Go) RESTful API Design: Deep understanding of REST principles, HTTP methods, status codes API Protocols: REST, GraphQL, WebSockets Authentication & Authorization: OAuth 2.0, JWT, API Keys, SAML Database Knowledge: SQL and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Redis) Version Control: Git/GitHub Architecture Design: Microservices, Event-driven, Service mesh Advanced Protocols: gRPC, GraphQL federation, WebSockets, Server-Sent Events Security: API security best practices, rate limiting, threat modeling Scalability & Performance: Load balancing, caching, CDN integration Enterprise Integration: ESB, message queues (Kafka)

Technical Competencies API documentation (OpenAPI/Swagger, Postman) Microservices architecture Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) CI/CD pipelines Testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) Performance optimization and caching strategies

Requirements

Problem-solving and analytical thinking Collaboration with cross-functional teams Clear technical communication Code review proficiency

Experience 5-7 years of software development experience Proven track record of building scalable APIs Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)