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Sr. Java Software Engineer

Randstad Digital Americas
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 6/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/19/2026
Job Summary

Production software that meets the quality bar the team has set: tested, observable, and documented.

Accelerated delivery by taking features off the plate of senior engineers and TLs, end-to-end.

A higher-quality codebase over time through attentive code review and sustainable engineering practices.

Junior and associate engineers who grow faster because of working with you.

location: Durham, North Carolina

job type: Contract

salary: $71 - 72 per hour

work hours: 8am to 5pm

education: Bachelors

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement backend services and APIs within established architectural patterns, contributing those patterns as your experience grows.
  • Build and maintain full-stack components with consistent quality across backend, API, and front-end layers.
  • Take ownership of features: write the code, own the tests, ship to production, and stand behind what you deploy.
  • Work towards to team engineering practices: participate in code reviews, improve test coverage, and flag gaps in pipeline and operational readiness.
  • Mentor junior and associate engineers through code reviews, pair work, and direct feedback.
  • Apply spec-driven development and AI-assisted tooling as a standard part of how you work.

Qualifications

5-7 years of professional software engineering experience delivering production systems.

Proven ability to own features or services end-to-end, from design through deployment and operation.

Experience building production-grade backend services, including RESTful API design and cloud-native deployment.

Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot for backend service development. Experience with contract-first API design is valued.

Cloud deployment experience with AWS: packaging, deploying, and operating services in a cloud environment.

Delivery pipeline proficiency: source control, CI/CD, containerization, and automated testing.

Observability basics: writing logs with appropriate signal, understanding distributed traces, and using dashboards to diagnose production issues.

Database experience across relational and non-relational systems: writing and tuning queries, understanding indexing, and choosing the right tool for the data pattern.

Exposure to AI-assisted development tooling and interest in applying it as a standard part of your workflow.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.

At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.

Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

Salary : $71 - $72

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