Job role
The Java Developer I role supports application features, APIs, integrations, and internal software work for practical business needs. This is a remote opening for candidates who can understand requirements, write readable code, test carefully, and keep secure development basics in view. The role is a good fit for someone who values maintainability, steady delivery, and clear communication.
Role responsibilities
- Develop Java application features from documented requirements and technical direction.
- Build and maintain REST APIs, service logic, integrations, and supporting utilities.
- Work with databases, queries, migrations, and data validation under team guidance.
- Write readable, maintainable code that follows project structure and naming conventions.
- Add basic tests and verify changes before handing work back for review.
- Debug defects using logs, reproducible steps, and careful analysis.
- Participate in code review and respond to feedback with clean revisions.
- Document implementation notes, assumptions, setup steps, and known limitations.
- Follow secure coding basics for input validation, authentication, authorization, and error handling.
- Avoid exposing secrets, credentials, customer data, or internal configuration in code or logs.
- Support integration with web frontends, backend services, cloud systems, and internal tools.
- Use Git branches, commits, pull requests, or equivalent workflow as directed.
- Communicate progress, blockers, estimates, and testing status clearly in remote work.
- Refactor small code areas when it improves readability without changing unrelated behavior.
- Learn existing codebases before making changes that affect shared application behavior.
Basic qualifications
- Associate degree, three-year degree, bachelor's degree, or equivalent software qualification.
- Core Java knowledge, object-oriented programming, collections, exceptions, and basic concurrency.
- Familiarity with Spring, REST APIs, JSON, HTTP, and backend application structure.
- Basic database knowledge, including SQL, schema concepts, and data validation.
- Working knowledge of Git and ability to follow a team development workflow.
- Ability to read requirements, ask clarifying questions, and write implementation notes.
- Awareness of secure coding basics and safe handling of secrets and user data.
- Comfort working remotely with disciplined updates, testing notes, and delivery ownership.
