Full Stack Java Developer - Junior Level role (Core Java focus) - Hybrid - Contract to Hire

Contract to Hire

Hybrid Role

Location: Albany, NY

Junior level role - Client is looking for someone with 2-3 years of professional experience

Per client requirements - must be US Citizen or Green card holder status

Client's goal is to hire Full Time after a period of Consulting

Key Responsibilities

• You'll join their talented Development Team. Our project is built on a multi-tier architecture including service-oriented architecture (SOA), multi-tier web applications using Java, and various other COTS products.
• Build and maintain highly complex, high-volume, large-scale, scalable, maintainable and extensible software on a Java/J2EE application stack using the full software development life cycle (SDLC), from concept, design and documentation to testing, ensuring compliance with specifications and adherence to coding standards.
• Analyze user and business needs and functionality to plan and assist with the design of software systems that meet those needs.

Required:

• 2–3 years of experience in software development with an understanding of Core Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, ORM tools, Java build tools, JUnit testing, web services, relational databases and SQL
• 1 year of large-scale application experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related technical field, OR an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Ability to write simple and complex SQL queries, preferably with DB2 SQL syntax including PL/SQL
• Good analytical and multitasking skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Identify and resolve problems in a timely manner; gather and analyze information skillfully; develop alternative solutions; apply critical thinking and creative problem solving

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Healthcare, Medicaid or Health Exchange experience
• Experience with Angular
• Foundational knowledge of prompt engineering principles for working effectively with AI models
• Knowledge of IDE-based AI coding agents such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Amazon Kiro or Claude Code to accelerate boilerplate generation, debugging and unit testing