Java Backend Developer

Akkodis is seeking a Java Backend Developer for a Contract with a client in Plano, TX (Remote). The ideal candidate is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable, secure, and high‑performance backend services and APIs.

Rate Range: $50/hour to $53/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.

Java Backend Developer Job Responsibilities Include

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, and high‑performance Java backend services using Spring Boot or similar frameworks.
• Build, integrate, and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices aligned with business and system requirements.
• Deploy, manage, and optimize backend applications on AWS using services such as EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, and API Gateway.
• Collaborate with frontend, DevOps, and product teams to deliver end‑to‑end solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable code, perform code reviews, and apply best practices for performance, logging, and error handling.
• Troubleshoot production issues, conduct root cause analysis, and ensure data security and compliance across backend systems.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 8–10 years of professional experience in Java backend development.
• Strong hands‑on expertise in Java (Core & Advanced) with frameworks such as Spring Boot/Spring MVC, including REST API and microservices development.
• Proven experience deploying, managing, and optimizing backend applications on AWS, with a solid understanding of cloud security, performance tuning, and scalability.
  
  

If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at Ritesh.Kumar@akkodisgroup.com.

Pay Details: $50.00 to $53.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
  
  

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.