[Remote] IT - Software Developer IV

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Scalence L.L.C. is seeking a Senior Software Developer specializing in Java Microservices. The role involves designing, building, and maintaining scalable backend services, collaborating with various teams to ensure high-quality releases, and driving improvements in service performance and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain Spring Boot microservices using Java 21 and Java 25
• Create and evolve RESTful APIs with clear contracts, versioning, and backward compatibility
• Implement input validation, error handling, idempotency, and standardized response models
• Integrate services with on-prem and AWS-hosted databases during migration phases
• Plan and execute data-access changes to support hybrid connectivity (on-prem to AWS) safely
• Optimize database interactions, including query tuning, connection pooling, and transaction boundaries
• Containerize services and maintain production-ready Docker images
• Deploy and operate services on Kubernetes with health probes, resource limits, and autoscaling
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for build, test, security scan, and deployment automation
• Implement secure service-to-service and client authentication/authorization
• Manage secrets and configuration using AWS-native and Kubernetes-native approaches
• Add observability: structured logging, metrics, distributed tracing, dashboards, and alerting
• Troubleshoot incidents across application, container, cluster, network, and database layers
• Improve resiliency with retries timeouts, circuit breakers, and graceful degradation patterns
• Participate in migration planning from on-prem infrastructure and data stores to AWS
• Support release validation in staging and production, including rollback readiness
• Write and maintain unit, integration, contract, and performance tests
• Address vulnerabilities by upgrading dependencies and remediating CVEs in application libraries
• Collaborate with QA, platform, security, and architecture teams on standards and best practices
• Document APIs, operational runbooks, and service ownership responsibilities

Skills

• A minimum of Eight (8) years' relevant experience
• A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is required
• If the individual's degree is not in the applicable field, then four additional years of related experience is required
• Typically performs all functional duties independently
• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check
• All candidates must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card)
• Candidate must have lived in the US for the past 5 years
• Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last five years. Military Service excluded

Benefits

• Salary Range: $50.00 - $52.00/Hour on W2 (Without Benefits).
• Applicants must be willing to work on W2.
• Pass both a client mandated clearance process to include drug screening, criminal history check and credit check.
• Once candidate’s resume is approved and interview passed, the agency is responsible for providing drug screening.
• Failure to submit the drug screening results will delay the security clearance process.
• If a candidate is given an interim clearance, continuation of employment is then based on the candidate receiving a sensitive clearance.
• All overtime must be pre-approved in writing by the client manager or his/her designated representative.
• Agency will not be reimbursed for overtime charges without previous written authorization. Authorized overtime will be reimbursed at straight time.
• The enforced dress code is business casual, i.e. collared shirt with slacks for men, no skirts above the knee for women.
• The standard work week for contract staff will be 5 days a week and 8 hours per day preferable Monday through Friday.
• Contract staff may be required to travel to support business efforts.

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