New 
Java Developer
 Spectraforce Technologies | |
 United States, Texas, Austin | |
| 2435 East Riverside Drive (Show on map) | |
 Jul 27, 2026 | |
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Title: Java Developer 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 | |