What are the responsibilities and job description for the Java Developer position at Beacon Technologies?
Candidate MUST be a resident local to Madison or near the Madison office, or willing to relocate to Madison prior to starting the role at their own expense. The selected hire can work 100% remote from within the Madison area but must be available to come into the office if needed. Candidate must be relocated 1 month after Hire Date.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java Developer with strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring framework/Spring Boot, Messaging Queues, Caching and Angular to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will develop, and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance applications seamlessly integrating Java-based backend systems with Angular-based frontends. This role requires a proactive problem solver who thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain Java(8 to 21)-based backend applications, ensuring high performance and scalability.
- Unit test and code coverage using Junit.
- Good working experience using spring boot, messaging queues, caching and having good experience using Kafka, Redis and or equivalent tools.
- Develop and maintain Angular(21)-based front-end user interfaces with a focus on responsiveness, usability, and ADA/WCAG compliance.
- Unit tests using PlayWright.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business analysts, and APM/QA engineers, to gather and implement requirements.
- Create and maintain RESTful APIs for seamless integration between frontend and backend systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, ensuring system reliability and robustness.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in Java and Angular development.
- Have good experience doing code reviews and contribute to code quality and standards to ensure high-quality product delivery.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
- Experience using AI(Prompts/Skills/MCP) to speed up development process.
Required Skills:
- Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Framework (Spring Boot), Hibernate/JPA, Message queuing, and caching.
- Advanced skills in Angular (21), Typescript, HTML5, and CSS3.
- Experience designing, creating, and documenting RESTful API using Spring Boot and OpenAPI
- Practical knowledge of, and experience with, various middleware platforms like Apache Kafka, Redis, and BOOMI.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and dynamic environment configuration.
- Experience developing wire frames and mock-ups as a tool to communicate design concepts with stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of relational databases.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, Iterative, and waterfall development methodologies.
Salary : $60 - $65