Senior Java Engineer

Labcorp is a leader in diagnostics, drug development and healthcare innovation. Across every role, we harness data and AI to work smarter, move faster and create breakthrough solutions that improve health outcomes for people. With our global scale and deep expertise, you'll do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact. Together, we're improving health and improving lives.

Labcorp is seeking a Senior Java Engineer to join our team onsite in Durham, North Carolina.

As a Senior Java Engineer, in our Durham, NC site you will design and build enterprise‑grade Java applications, cloud‑native services, and microservice‑based solutions that support critical healthcare workflows. You will contribute to modernizing Labcorp’s technology stack, expanding AWS cloud capabilities, and enabling scalable, secure, high‑performance systems across the organization.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and enhance Java‑based enterprise applications, RESTful APIs, and microservices using Spring Boot and modern cloud engineering practices.

• Create and implement enterprise standards for AWS cloud infrastructure, including IaaS, automation, and reusable cloud components.

• Provide technical leadership within Agile teams, guiding architecture, design patterns, and best practices for Java, Spring, and cloud‑native development.

• Design secure, scalable, high‑performance services consumed across multiple platforms, devices, and applications.

• Lead technical design, planning, and development of back‑end services and UI components using Angular and modern JavaScript frameworks.

• Document and present architectural decisions; provide architectural guidance to development teams.

• Deliver prototypes, reusable microservice components, and advanced cloud‑based solutions.

• Partner with integration teams to define reusable design patterns for enterprise‑wide adoption.

• Develop complex RESTful services, SOAP services, and integration layers using modern API frameworks.

• Perform code reviews, design reviews, and enforce engineering standards.

• Apply test‑driven development practices and design automated functional and integration tests.

• Support DevOps culture through automation of builds, testing, deployment, and scaling using CI/CD pipelines.

• Contribute to SOA standards and conduct impact analysis for enterprise integrations.

• Mentor and train developers; support teams in solving technical challenges.

• Promote innovation, cloud modernization, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field.

• 10 or more years of experience in Java (7+) enterprise development, integration middleware, and large‑scale application engineering.

• 7 or more years of experience with Spring Core, Spring Integration, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, and Spring Security.

• 10 or more years of experience as an Architect, Technical Lead, or Software Engineer leading enterprise‑wide initiatives.

• 5 or more years of experience with SOAP and REST APIs using API management tools such as API Gateway or Apigee.

• 5 or more years of experience with CI/CD tools such as Maven, Gradle, Git, Sonar, Jenkins, and Jira.

• 5 or more years of experience with web service technologies including JAX‑RS, JSON, JAXB, JAX‑WS, and WSDL.

• 6 or more years of experience with front‑end technologies including Angular, HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience with Python and NodeJS

• Master’s degree in computer science, Management Information Systems, or a related field

• 3 or more years of experience with AWS technologies such as Lambda, SQS, EC2, and ECS

• 3 or more years of experience with cloud‑based technologies such as AWS or Kubernetes with OpenShift

• 3 or more years of experience with the same employer as a Java Engineer

Additional Job Standards

• Strong analytical, communication, and team collaboration skills.

• Experience practicing Agile/SCRUM methodology.

• Ability to coach and mentor junior developers and teams adopting new platforms.

• Experience with data integration solutions including synchronous/asynchronous messaging, publish/subscribe models, and middleware.

• Experience with messaging technologies such as IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, Kafka, or ActiveMQ.

• Experience delivering microservice architectures, containerized applications, and automated cloud deployments.

Pay Range: $110,000-$150,000

All job offers will be based on a candidate’s skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. 

Benefits: Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan. Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO. For more detailed information, please click here. 

Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:

Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law. 

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