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# Lead Java Developer

- **Company:** SFE PARTNERS LLC
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Java (Programming Language), Spring Security, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Application Performance Management, User Authentication, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Gradle, Monitoring of Systems, Hibernate (Java), Java Persistence API, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Junit, PostgreSQL, Apache Maven, Enterprise Messaging Systems, MySQL, OAuth, Object-Oriented Software Development, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Mockito, JSON Web Token, Secure Coding, SQL Databases, Management of Software Versions, Software Vulnerability Management, Data Logging, Multithreading, Spring-mvc, Concurrency, Spring-boot, Git, Event Driven Architecture, Solid Principles, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Restful APIs, Dynatrace, Docker, Jenkins, Microservices
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usb741aa0fee3710ede6c947bb430c3c64

## About the Role

Primary Skills: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, SQL, Kafka, AWS, System Design, asynchronous,

 * Strong proficiency in Java 8/11/17 or later, including collections, multithreading, concurrency, exception handling, and JVM fundamentals.
 * Extensive experience with Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA, and Hibernate.
 * Hands-on experience building and maintaining microservices-based applications.
 * Strong understanding of REST APIs, API versioning, authentication, authorization, and API integration patterns.
 * Experience with SQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
 * Experience with Apache Kafka, messaging systems, or event-driven architecture.
 * Knowledge of design patterns, SOLID principles, clean code, and object-oriented design.
 * Experience with unit and integration testing using JUnit, Mockito, and related frameworks.
 * Familiarity with Git, Maven or Gradle, Jenkins, and CI/CD practices.
 * Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
 * Knowledge of application performance tuning, distributed tracing, logging, and monitoring tools.
 * Familiarity with secure coding practices, OAuth 2.0, JWT, and application vulnerability remediation.