Role: Lead Full-Stack Java Developer / Application SME
Location: Woodbridge, NJ (4 days onsite)- Only local
Exp: 13+ Yrs
Duration: Long Term
Interview: In-person interview is required & Coding Assessment
Candidate must be a local to NJ (with a Valid NJ DL)
Notes:
Need someone with leadership exp in being an SME and taking ownership of tracking, communication and problem solving.
Needs to sit in Woodbridge, NJ.
Senior Java Developer / Application SME
Seeking a Lead Senior Java Developer / Application SME to take ownership of an application portfolio. This is a hands-on full-stack role requiring strong Java, SQL, Angular, and AI experience, combined with technical leadership, strong business communication, and the ability to proactively identify and drive solutions.
Required Qualifications
10+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE enterprise application development
Experience as a Technical Lead, Application SME, Application Lead, or similar role
Experience owning or supporting enterprise applications
Strong business communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to track applications, issues, action items, dependencies, and deliverables
Experience providing clear status updates and communication to leadership and business stakeholders
Strong problem-solving skills and ability to seek out and drive solutions
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple applications and competing technical issues
Back-End
Core Java including multi-threading, Executor framework, concurrency patterns, and performance optimization
Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate, MyBatis
RESTful web services and microservices architecture
JBoss and/or Apache Tomcat
Strong SQL experience including complex queries, stored procedures, database design, query optimization, and performance tuning
XML/XSLT, JSON
Front-End
Angular 14+ component architecture, reactive forms, RxJS, routing, and Spring Boot REST API integration
TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, AJAX
JSP, JSTL
AI Development
Hands-on experience using AI tools in software development, including coding, debugging, testing, documentation, or code review
GitHub Copilot in Agent mode active use required
Experience with AI/LLM tools, APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, or AI-enabled application development preferred
Preferred Qualifications
P&C insurance domain experience
Experience supporting a large enterprise application portfolio
JVM and database performance tuning
AWS experience or certifications
