Sr Java Developer

Sr Java DeveloperLocation: Greenville, SC - Hybrid (3 days onsite required) Contract-to-Hire possiblyMust have excellent communication skills and fluency in English. Citizens highly preferred. Team Environment· Squad of 4 engineers within a larger platform of ~50 · Supporting critical customer-facing applications used by dealers and distributorsTop Must-Haves (Do Not Submit Without These)· 7+ years of software development experience · Strong Java + Spring Boot background · Experience with JavaScript and HTML · Solid SQL skills (Oracle and/or PostgreSQL) · Messaging tech: Kafka, IBM MQ, or ActiveMQ · Git-based source control (GitHub or GitLab) · Experience mentoring junior developers or influencing technical decisions This is intended to be a true senior-level engineer, not a mid-level Java developer.Nice-to-Haves (Strong Differentiators)· JPA / Hibernate · Kubernetes & Docker · Azure · GitLab CI/CD / DevOps exposure · Angular, React, or Vue · Python · Agent-based AI experienceTechnical StackJava 21, Spring Boot, JPA, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Copilot, JavaScript/Angular IDE: IntelliJ / VS CodeKey Responsibilities· Design and develop scalable applications aligned with business requirements · Establish coding standards and influence architecture decisions · Provide Level 3 production support · Mentor junior engineers · Build automation, monitoring, and self-healing capabilities