Title: Java Developer (An in-person/onsite interview is a must)
Location: Onsite in Austin or Dallas, TX
Duration: 6 months
The Sr. Specialist – Software Development and Engineering will work with technical and business partners to design and maintain optimal programming and environment solutions.
Job activities will involve researching , developing solutions and supporting the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements, architecting/developing a solution, and driving strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders.
- Research and development of (functional and technical specifications documents) production and test environments, architecture/design/develop solutions
- Develop plans for proof of concept and validation of technology/solutions
- Develop and support the tools and processes to gather detailed user requirements
- Participate in strategic planning discussions with technical, business, and client stakeholders
- Identify gaps in processes and services across environments
- Review programming and environment changes and raise awareness for potential impacts
- Effective and efficient utilization of programming tools
- Architect and develop effective solutions that are in line with the organization's vision
- Actively participate in product design and development sessions
- Provide direction to less experienced Programmer/Analysts
- Identify gaps in processes and services across production and test environments
- Develop architectural diagrams/documents, develop software codes and automated test scripts
- Write efficient, easy to follow technical documentation
- Act as liaison between technical and non-technical counterparts
- Uses AI assistance for common dev tasks (code suggestions, test generation, review support, automation scripts, troubleshooting) with clear ownership for correctness and quality.
- Applies GenAI in ways that reduce context switching and accelerate delivery across typical workflows (not limited to writing new code).
- Demonstrates practical familiarity with GitHub Copilot and/or Claude Code within IDE/CLI-style workflows.
- Working knowledge of agentic workflows, spec-driven development (translating low-level design artifacts such as class structures, API contracts, and data models into structured specs that guide AI-assisted implementation), and custom instructions and prompt engineering, with the ability to establish team-level practices for effective AI-assisted development.
- What you have:
Required
- 3+ years of experience with the following: Java, Spring framework, cloud development, and Web Services (REST, SOAP) supporting high volume transactions in a highly available environment
- Demonstrated hands-on experience with, GenAI coding assistants used across day-to-day engineering workflows in the SDLC—implementation, refactoring, unit testing, regression support, code reviews, scripting/automation, troubleshooting, and documentation—while applying engineering judgment and validation.
- Practical familiarity with tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code is expected.
- 2+ years Prior experience with ETL jobs or data pipeline and messaging frameworks
- 1+ years of experience with continuous build process using Bamboo, Bitbucket/Git, or similar tools
- 1+ years of experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), or AWS or GCP.
- 1+ years’ experience working with distributed databases like MongoDB, Aerospike, Yugabyte, PostgreSQL.
- Demonstrated or hands-on experience with, GenAI coding assistants used across day-to-day engineering workflows
- Practical familiarity with AI tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude Code is expected.
Preferred
- 1+ years Prior experience in IT Transformations and system modernization initiatives from legacy to distributed platforms, i.e., Mainframe Cobol apps/DB2 to Java apps/SQL or MongoDB
- Knowledge of Agile methodology and experience in an Agile working environment
- Experience with the Atlassian tool stack (JIRA et alia)
- Experience with .NET framework and programming tools (Visual Studio) and C#
- Experience in RabbitMQ
- Experience in Financial Services industry
- Experience in Test Driven Development
- Ability to analyze and solve problems creatively
- Ability to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including offshore teams and manage offshore development activities
- Ability to effectively engage subject matter experts and understand technical topics
- Ability to work effectively with technical and business experts
- Willingness and ability to learn all aspects of test data management and associated tools
- Ability to research and document production and test environments along with architecture and design work
- Proficient in developing Visio diagrams, architectural and design documentations, functional and technical specifications, automated test process
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position''s pay range is $45.00/hr - $50.00/hr.
