Lead Full stack Java Developer / Application SME (Local to NJ)

Role: Lead Full-Stack Java Developer / Application SME

Location: Woodbridge, NJ (4 days onsite)- Only local

Exp: 13+ Yrs

Duration: Long Term

Interview: In-person interview is required & Coding Assessment

Candidate must be a local to NJ (with a Valid NJ DL)

Notes

Need someone with leadership exp in being an SME and taking ownership of tracking, communication and problem solving.

Needs to sit in Woodbridge, NJ.

Senior Java Developer / Application SME

Seeking a Lead Senior Java Developer / Application SME to take ownership of an application portfolio. This is a hands-on full-stack role requiring strong Java, SQL, Angular, and AI experience, combined with technical leadership, strong business communication, and the ability to proactively identify and drive solutions.

Required Qualifications

10+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE enterprise application development

Experience as a Technical Lead, Application SME, Application Lead, or similar role

Experience owning or supporting enterprise applications

Strong business communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Ability to track applications, issues, action items, dependencies, and deliverables

Experience providing clear status updates and communication to leadership and business stakeholders

Strong problem-solving skills and ability to seek out and drive solutions

Ability to prioritize and manage multiple applications and competing technical issues

Back-End

Core Java including multi-threading, Executor framework, concurrency patterns, and performance optimization

Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Hibernate, MyBatis

RESTful web services and microservices architecture

JBoss and/or Apache Tomcat

Strong SQL experience including complex queries, stored procedures, database design, query optimization, and performance tuning

XML/XSLT, JSON

Front-End

Angular 14+ component architecture, reactive forms, RxJS, routing, and Spring Boot REST API integration

TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, AJAX

JSP, JSTL

AI Development

Hands-on experience using AI tools in software development, including coding, debugging, testing, documentation, or code review

GitHub Copilot in Agent mode active use required

Experience with AI/LLM tools, APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, or AI-enabled application development preferred

Preferred Qualifications

P&C insurance domain experience

Experience supporting a large enterprise application portfolio

JVM and database performance tuning

AWS experience or certifications