Java Applications Developer I-Remote

Location: Denver, CO — hybrid, onsite Tuesdays. Must be local to the Denver metro area.

Type: Contract — $60.00–$66.90/hr W2 (plus benefits), or $76.00/hr 1099/C2CApplication window: expected to close October 31, 2026 Our client in Denver is hiring a Java developer to design, build, and support web applications, RESTful microservices, and cloud-hosted services. The work is Java 21 and Spring Boot on the backend, Thymeleaf for server-rendered UI, and AWS underneath it — Amazon ECS, API Gateway, and DynamoDB — with Terraform and GitLab CI/CD handling infrastructure and deployment. The same person writing the Spring Boot service writes the Terraform that provisions it and the pipeline that ships it. If you've spent your career handing code to a platform team at the merge, this is a wider job than you're used to. The team develops in IntelliJ IDEA and actively uses AI-assisted coding tools — Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor are all in the workflow, not on a pilot. One day a week onsite in Denver on Tuesdays, remote Monday and Wednesday through Friday. Design, build, test, and maintain Java backend applications using Java SDK 21 and Spring Boot Develop, document, and consume RESTful APIs and JSON integrations for backend and third-party systems Build and support server-rendered web interfaces using Thymeleaf, HTML, CSS, and JavaScriptDeploy, support, and troubleshoot applications in AWS — Amazon ECS, API Gateway, and DynamoDBManage source code, branching strategy, and CI/CD automation pipelines in GitLabWrite and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code configurations using Terraform Apply unit testing, logging, and modern development practices, including AI-assisted coding tools Hands-on professional experience in Java application engineering, with proficiency in Java SDK 21 or a recent LTS release Strong experience with Spring Boot, REST API development, and JSON data structures Practical experience deploying and managing applications in AWSDemonstrated experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines GitLab specifically, rather than another Git platform Amazon DynamoDB, or other NoSQL data stores Experience working with AI-assisted development tools Health insurance Health savings account Dental insurance Flexible spending accounts Life insurance Retirement plan All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.