Senior Java Developer

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $130k - $140k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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MKS2 Technologies

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 2008

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Consulting • Healthcare • Logistics

MKS2 Technologies is a technology business established in 2008 that provides services to the Federal Government and commercial clients. The company focuses on defining missions, employing domain knowledge, formulating strategies, and implementing solutions. Built on values instilled by its founder, a former combat veteran, MKS2 emphasizes long-term relationships and effective communication to ensure project success. They are known for their expertise in IT enterprise solutions and cybersecurity initiatives, serving various clients across the science and technology sectors.

📋 Description

• Lead the design, development, migration, and support of scalable Java-based microservices and APIs in a modern cloud environment • Plan and execute migration from legacy monolithic code to modern, scalable Java-based microservices without disrupting live systems • Lead API design and development, including specifications, endpoints, data models, and REST and GraphQL protocols • Lead data strategy and migrate shared databases into service-specific data layers while maintaining data integrity • Identify and resolve data or system bottlenecks early in the development lifecycle • Deploy and operate workloads on Kubernetes in AWS, including deployment manifests, Helm, scaling, rollouts, and resource requests/limits • Tune and optimize databases through query performance tuning, indexing strategy, connection pooling, migration strategy, and caching patterns • Write production-grade code for core services and remain deeply involved in the codebase • Ensure seamless API integration with internal systems, external systems, applications, and third-party services • Promote adoption of AI in the API development lifecycle, including GitHub Copilot for coding • Implement authentication, authorization, encryption, and other security best practices • Monitor and optimize API performance, scalability, and reliability • Support on-call operations

🎯 Requirements

• Public Trust Eligibility • 8+ years of experience leading technical teams in building scalable modern Java services • Proven experience breaking down large, complex legacy monoliths into smaller, independent services • Deep hands-on knowledge of modern Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate, and REST API development • Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL • Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining APIs • Ability to lead engineering teams while remaining hands-on with development • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm • Familiarity with application security principles and secure development practices • Familiarity with Git version control • Familiarity with OAuth • Ruby-to-Java migration experience preferred, but not required