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Spectraforce Technologies lists this Java Developer opportunity in austin, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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.
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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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