Senior Software Engineer (Java/ Cloud)

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Title: Senior Software Engineer (Java/ Cloud) Location: Remote (U. Based) Terms: Full-time Clearance: U. Citizenship required and ability to obtain and maintain a High-Level Public Trust clearance supporting USPTO Travel: 0–10% RESULTS.

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Qualifications

• Citizenship required and ability to obtain and maintain a High-Level Public Trust clearance supporting USPTO
• The ideal candidate has experience building, deploying, and supporting complex applications in live environments and is comfortable being accountable for system behavior after release.
• Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) and 10+ years of experience, or Master’s degree (MA/MS) and 8+ years of experience in software development
• Extensive hands-on experience with Java 20+ and object-oriented design principles
• Strong expertise with Oracle databases and advanced SQL, with hands-on PostgreSQL experience (or demonstrated ability supporting Oracle-to-PostgreSQL migration initiatives)
• Deep knowledge of the Spring ecosystem (Spring Boot, Spring Core, Spring Cloud) and Hibernate/JPA for ORM-based enterprise applications
• Proven experience designing and maintaining enterprise persistence layers (ORM mappings, transactions, performance optimization) using Hibernate/JPA
• Proven experience designing and supporting distributed systems and service-based architecture
• Demonstrated ownership of production systems, including post-deployment support
• Experience troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines and deployment issues
• Proficiency with Git and modern branching and release strategies
• Experience working in Agile development environments

Responsibilities

• By investing in our people and fostering a flexible, supportive environment, you will have the opportunity to grow your
• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality Java-based applications with a strong focus on scalability, reliability, and performance
• Take hands-on ownership of production systems, including supporting deployments, troubleshooting production issues, and resolving incidents
• Lead full-stack development efforts across backend services and front-end integrations, with a backend-leaning focus
• Architect and implement services using Java 20+, Spring Boot/Core/Cloud and Hibernate/JPA to build maintainable, testable, high-performing services
• Design and optimize data access layers using Hibernate (JPA) and advanced SQL; support Oracle today while contributing to future migration efforts to PostgreSQL (schema/query tuning, compatibility considerations)
• Troubleshoot and remediate production performance issues across the stack (API, ORM, database), including Hibernate query tuning, indexing, and SQL optimization
• Design and implement secure, scalable RESTful APIs
• Participate directly in CI/CD pipeline troubleshooting, deployment support, and release validation using GitLab and SonarQube
• Manage build automation and dependency management using Maven
• Implement and enforce testing strategies using TDD and BDD, leveraging JUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, and Spock
• Build accessibility considerations into application design and implementation, ensuring compliance with Section 508 standards

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