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# Java Backend Developer

- **Company:** Collabera
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $135,200 - $145,600
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Server Applications, Software Applications, Business Systems, Static Program Analysis, Programming Tools, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Spring Framework, Object-Oriented Software Development, Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, UML, Enterprise Software Applications, Spring-boot, SOAPAPI, Software Coding, Restful APIs
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collabera.com/submit-resume/

## About the Role

10+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE development experience building large-scale, high-volume enterprise applications.

## Description

Extensive experience developing RESTful APIs and SOAP web services using Spring Framework and Spring Boot.
NICE-TO-HAVES:
Experience working with AI-enabled development tools is preferred. Familiarity with tools that assist with code development, code analysis, productivity, and software engineering workflows would be beneficial, but deep AI expertise is not required.
DAY-TO-DAY:
o Develops, enhances, tests, supports, maintains, and debugs software applications that support business units or support functions.
o A senior member of the technical team responsible for assisting senior business leaders and management.
o May provide strategic technical direction and system architecture for individual initiatives.
o Utilizes in-depth knowledge of technological alternatives and business system requirements to recommend innovations that enhance and/or provide a competitive advantage to the organization.
o Leads or has responsibility for estimation of effort for software application for one or more programmers.
o Coordinates collaboration with external programming teams to deliver software on time and within budget.
o Provides feedback and technical guidance to project managers on issues of critical importance to achieving business objectives.
o Be able to create a prototype to prove the design.
o Preparing UML diagrams to describe the current state of the application in terms of these parameters and describes the future state.