Top Remote Java Developer Jobs in Portland, ME

Design, develop, and maintain high-performance, secure Java backend services and APIs. Ensure reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency across microservices, databases, messaging systems, and capacity planning. Troubleshoot, profile, benchmark, and optimize systems (including ML applications) and collaborate with Kazakhstan stakeholders.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable Java backend applications using Spring Boot and microservices. Build RESTful and SOAP integrations, optimize performance and reliability, implement security controls, and develop relational and NoSQL database solutions. Collaborate with architects, product owners, and frontend teams; participate in design reviews and architectural decisions; troubleshoot production issues; and uphold DevOps, CI/CD, coding, and Agile practices. Mentor junior developers and guide technical discussions across enterprise development teams.

Investigate and resolve data-quality issues in large-scale distributed systems. Design Java-based repair pipelines and idempotent correction jobs for high-volume datasets, debug existing code, use AWS services for queue-driven and batch workflows, optimize performance and concurrency, and communicate technical findings and risks to stakeholders.

Designs, implements, and runs Java Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs; leads design, CI/CD, TDD, performance tuning, security, and cross-product collaboration. Coaches teams and owns product KPIs and production support.

Develop, test, and maintain a complex distributed processing application using Python and Java. Collaborate with product owners, data coaches, analysts, DBAs, and Agile teams to meet backend/frontend requirements. Work with distributed workloads (Spark/Hadoop), SQL/Snowflake, AWS, shell scripting, and job scheduling/process automation. Support delivery under Agile/SAFe practices and ensure alignment with program standards.

Design, develop, and maintain web-based UI and REST middleware for federal health IT systems. Participate in Agile/SAFe ceremonies, write design documents, implement features, resolve bugs, and support CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with product, QA, and stakeholders.

Lead backend architecture and implementation for Java Spring microservices, validate and own AI-assisted code, mentor engineers, collaborate with product to deliver features, and drive technical excellence and scalable, test-covered systems.

Design, build, and support cloud-native full stack or backend Java products using TDD, CI/CD, microservices and event-driven patterns. Collaborate with product teams, provide production support, implement monitoring and ensure secure, performant systems.

Design, build, and maintain scalable J2EE business applications. Implement features, fix bugs, participate in code reviews, automate tests, optimize performance, and produce documentation.

Lead backend Java development and architecture for enterprise applications. Design and deliver scalable, resilient microservices and APIs, mentor developers, lead technical decisions, support production incidents, and implement CI/CD and cloud-native solutions on AWS.

Design, develop, and maintain Java-based backend services and APIs for KeeperApp. Own backend components, optimize MySQL schemas/queries, ensure performance and reliability, apply secure coding practices, participate in code reviews, and collaborate with product and engineering teams to deliver features iteratively.

Lead architecture and delivery of enterprise Java full-stack applications. Hands-on development with Java/Spring Boot, microservices, AWS cloud-native services, database tuning (Oracle/RDS), CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and incident resolution. Mentor engineers, enforce code quality, run architectural reviews, and collaborate with product, DevOps, and security teams to ensure scalable, secure, high-availability solutions.

Design, build, and maintain scalable enterprise full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern front-end frameworks. Implement cloud-based solutions on AWS, contribute to CI/CD and DevOps automation, optimize performance and security, and integrate AI-driven capabilities using Python and orchestration tools like LangChain and LangGraph.

Analyze legacy TIBCO BusinessWorks/MFT processes to extract business logic, design and build a decoupled Java/Spring Boot microservices platform, migrate protocols to Kafka/RabbitMQ/REST, translate XML-heavy transformations to modern formats, and validate performance and SLAs to match legacy throughput.

Reverse-engineer TIBCO BW/MFT processes to extract business logic, then design and implement a modular Java/Spring Boot microservices replacement. Migrate protocols to Kafka/RabbitMQ/REST, translate XML transformations, ensure data persistence and consistency, and validate performance to meet existing SLAs.

Design, build, and maintain Java/J2EE multi-layer applications and APIs. Collaborate with architects and DevOps to implement CI/CD, code quality, testing, and database solutions (DB2/Oracle, PL/SQL). Support cross-team delivery, resolve technical roadblocks, and drive process improvements in an asset management/financial services context.

Lead reverse-engineering of TIBCO BW/MFT processes, document business rules, and reimplement them as modular Java/Spring Boot microservices. Migrate protocols to Kafka/RabbitMQ/REST, ensure data consistency, and perform performance testing to match legacy SLAs.

Design and build Java/J2EE solutions using Spring and APIs; develop webservices, DB schemas, PL/SQL and transactional SQL in DB2/Oracle; collaborate with architects, developers and DevOps to implement CI/CD (Jenkins, uDeploy), ensure code quality (Sonar), perform code reviews and testing, resolve technical roadblocks, and drive process improvements. Requires strong communication and teamwork.

Design, develop, and modernize software by translating legacy mainframe code (COBOL/ASM/JCL/Copybooks) into Java microservices. Support UI integration, relational and hierarchical databases, batch and real-time processing, CI/CD, cloud-native and ZT/ICAM integration, and use AI/ML tools to assist translation and optimization. Work supports pre-production, testing, and integration activities.

Develop and maintain core Elasticsearch infrastructure and shared platform features. Design scalable APIs, solve performance and concurrency issues, improve observability and CI/CD, automate developer workflows, lead cross-team projects, support complex operational investigations, and use AI to accelerate development and debugging.

Design, build, and improve Elasticsearch distributed-systems components for scalable, concurrent, and consistent indexing. Maintain cluster coordination for performance and resilience, push system scale limits, investigate performance and concurrency issues, support operations/support engineers, and lead projects involving multiple engineers from design through delivery.

The role involves improving Elasticsearch's distributed components, maintaining cluster coordination systems, and addressing complex issues to optimize performance and scalability.

Build, integrate, and stress-test full-stack applications and backend services that leverage advanced AI models. Develop production APIs, front-end features, databases, and cloud infrastructure; troubleshoot integrations; prototype rapidly and deliver high-quality code and documentation in fast-moving environments.

Develop and maintain Java applications for DoD systems, focusing on backend services, REST APIs, and microservices, while ensuring security and performance.

The Staff Engineer will leverage over 5 years of experience in Java, JavaScript, and frameworks to develop robust solutions, mentor teammates, and enhance client outcomes while utilizing agile methodologies and cloud development tools.