Top Senior Java Developer Jobs in Washington, DC

Lead development of scalable Java backend applications and high-availability cloud services. Design architectures, REST APIs, databases, caching systems, and distributed session infrastructure. Mentor engineers, drive technical initiatives, address performance and scalability challenges, and uphold quality and automation practices for endpoint management products.

Designs, develops, tests, debugs, documents, and maintains enterprise software using Java and OpenText Documentum. Responsibilities include full lifecycle development, technical specification, integration, upgrades, troubleshooting, disaster recovery, repository administration, automated testing, TDD, and Agile collaboration. The role supports high-traffic transactional web applications for government customers in a hybrid Washington, D.C. and Dulles, Virginia environment.

Provides L3/L4 support and develops Java solutions integrated with IBM i/AS400 systems. Responsibilities include incident resolution, root cause analysis, architecture and solution design, application enhancements, project delivery, code reviews, mentoring, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration. The role uses ServiceNow and JIRA within ITIL processes and requires participation in on-call rotations.

Develop and support enterprise full-stack applications within an agile Scrum team. Responsibilities include building Java and Spring Boot APIs, secure React user interfaces, PostgreSQL schemas and queries, data migrations, REST integrations, deployments, version control, CI/CD pipelines, documentation, and O&M support. The role also requires compliance with accessibility and enterprise security practices, collaboration throughout the software development lifecycle, and experience with cloud, containerization, database, and DevOps technologies.

Build and operate core components of Elasticsearch’s distributed Serverless offering. Improve concurrent indexing, cluster coordination, data allocation, scalability, performance, and resilience across large distributed systems. Investigate and resolve complex concurrency, stability, and performance issues end to end, while collaborating across teams and supporting engineers with difficult technical problems.

Build Java and JavaScript services that ingest public health IT data, monitor FHIR endpoints, validate resources, and create reproducible compliance evidence cases. Responsibilities include developing REST services, AWS/DynamoDB data models, deterministic validators, endpoint monitoring, scheduling, retries, rate limiting, audit logging, testing, and documentation. The role requires protecting against collection of patient data, PHI, credentials, and tokens while supporting replayable and human-reviewed validation workflows.

Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, and Node.js. Build REST APIs, microservices, PostgreSQL data models, integrations, CI/CD pipelines, and containerized deployments. Improve application reliability, observability, security, performance, and scalability while troubleshooting production issues. Collaborate with Product, UX, QA, DevOps, Architecture, and engineering teams through design sessions, code reviews, planning, and client-facing workshops.

Develop and maintain scalable Java/Spring Boot backends and Angular frontends. Build REST APIs, messaging and caching solutions, write automated tests, conduct code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and participate throughout the software development lifecycle. Collaborate with analysts and QA teams while ensuring performance, accessibility, security, and code quality. The role also requires cloud, containerization, Agile, database, and AI-assisted development experience.

Develop core infrastructure and horizontally scalable APIs for Elasticsearch. Solve complex performance, concurrency, stability, and operational issues; improve observability and developer productivity through automation and AI-enabled workflows. Lead cross-team projects, design APIs, support difficult customer issues, and own investigations through resolution. Collaborate across distributed engineering teams while contributing to open-source projects and maintaining secure, performant, and reliable platform functionality.

Build and enhance production-grade full-stack applications using React, Java, and/or Python. Develop scalable microservices and RESTful services, resolve performance and architectural issues, and deliver high-throughput, low-latency systems in cloud environments. Collaborate in Agile teams, use modern development and CI/CD practices, apply AI-assisted development tools, and mentor engineers while owning implementation across the application stack.

Build enterprise workforce management software for forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling, adherence, intraday management, and reporting. Develop Java and Spring Boot microservices, React and TypeScript applications, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, integrations, and PostgreSQL data models. Support cloud-native deployments, CI/CD, testing, performance optimization, production troubleshooting, and technical design. Collaborate with product, operations research, QA, DevOps, UX, and client stakeholders.

Develop and deploy Java applications using Spring Boot and Spring Batch. Design and integrate microservices, build secure and performant REST/OData APIs, optimize SQL queries and database designs, and maintain code quality through JUnit testing and quality tools.

Develop secure, scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes, while leading Angular frontend architecture and development. Build responsive interfaces with Angular, TypeScript, NgRx, RxJS, and Angular Material. Contribute across the software development lifecycle, including design, testing, automation, troubleshooting, and deployment. The role requires enterprise architecture experience, Agile collaboration, and mandatory fraud prevention domain expertise.

Build secure, scalable full-stack applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, AWS, and Angular. Develop responsive user interfaces, integrate APIs, implement authentication and authorization, design distributed architectures, and support testing, troubleshooting, and automation. The role requires mandatory fraud prevention domain experience and collaboration within Agile engineering teams.

Develop and maintain Java applications, RESTful services, and Angular frontends using Spring Boot and NgRx. Deploy applications to cloud platforms, practice TDD, manage CI/CD with Jenkins, and work with Oracle and PostgreSQL databases. Participate in agile processes, collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor engineers, and independently lead technical initiatives and feature delivery.

Develop and maintain Java web applications that interact with databases. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, writing Java and SQL code, optimizing database queries, supporting backend development and data integration, applying Agile and software development best practices, and collaborating with technical teams to deliver quality code.

Develop and maintain Java-based applications, integrations, workflows, and services supporting an Oracle Identity Manager IAM platform. Responsibilities include troubleshooting production issues, performing root cause analysis, developing SOAP and REST integrations, configuring connectors, supporting Oracle SOA workflows, assisting with upgrades and modernization, and maintaining security and change-management documentation. The role collaborates with government stakeholders and requires the ability to obtain an IT-II security clearance.

Design, develop, deploy, and maintain secure, scalable Java and Spring Boot services for a multi-tenant ecommerce SaaS platform. Build REST APIs, optimize MySQL data access, operate AWS workloads, and support CI/CD, observability, testing, and production troubleshooting. Contribute to architecture and technical decisions, mentor engineers, use AI-assisted development tools responsibly, and help maintain PCI DSS compliance.

Develops, tests, maintains, and troubleshoots enterprise and government Java applications. Designs APIs, supports architecture and documentation, integrates Java and .NET technologies, and contributes to CI/CD automation. Collaborates with analysts, QA, administrators, and stakeholders while ensuring application security, performance, reliability, and compliance with government standards. Requires Java, Spring, database, API, and Microsoft technology experience in a structured, compliance-driven environment.

Leads and develops software engineering teams while remaining hands-on with Java and Spring Boot development. Responsibilities include setting architecture and technical roadmaps, delivering scalable enterprise applications, guiding Agile planning, improving CI/CD and DevOps practices, supporting production reliability, mentoring talent, and partnering with product and business stakeholders. The role manages hiring, performance, succession planning, and engineering excellence initiatives.

Designs, develops, and deploys enterprise applications using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, cloud services, databases, DevOps tools, and Angular or React. The role also involves AI exposure with Python, LangChain, and LangGraph, along with application security, monitoring, performance, deployment, and collaboration with project teams. The position is onsite in McLean, Virginia.

Build enterprise workforce management software for forecasting, staffing, scheduling, adherence, intraday management, and operational reporting. Develop Java and Spring Boot microservices, React and TypeScript applications, REST APIs, event-driven workflows, PostgreSQL data models, integrations, and cloud-native deployments. Support CI/CD, production troubleshooting, performance optimization, architecture discussions, code reviews, and stakeholder collaboration across product, QA, DevOps, UX, and operations.

Develop and support scalable cloud-native applications using Java, Spring Boot, React, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and microservices. Responsibilities include building REST APIs, integrations, CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, observability, automated testing, and production support. The engineer will collaborate with product, UX, QA, DevOps, architecture, and clients while improving application performance, resilience, and maintainability. Workforce Management, Customer Experience, contact center, cloud, messaging, and secure API experience are advantageous.

Lead design and delivery of scalable, resilient distributed systems. Act as technical authority across teams, mentor engineers, drive architecture and CI/CD best practices, troubleshoot production issues, optimize performance, and enhance observability while writing production-grade Java.

Senior individual-contributor backend engineer responsible for designing, building, and operating production-grade, highly available, strongly consistent services for wallet operations, transaction orchestration, blockchain integrations, and event-driven workflows. Implement secure, scalable APIs, cryptographic key management, Kafka-based event systems, observability with OpenTelemetry, CI/CD pipelines, and produce tests, API specs, and operational runbooks.